A few weeks ago, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. made headlines when he suggested a radical change to the sport of football.

Kiper suggested that the NFL should look into banning two-high safety defensive schemes, largely in an effort to make the pro game more accessible for younger quarterbacks.

Kiper's suggestion was largely ridiculed, with many lamenting another potential rule change that helps offenses.

Another ESPN personality suggested a drastic rule change this week, this time in the sport of baseball.

"I only have one wish for baseball, and this is for the manager, this for the players, this for everybody," said Stephen A. Smith during his podcast.

"Damnit, beat each other; no intentional walks. Don't have people get stuck in traffic trying to pack 50-60,000 into a baseball stadium, looking forward to seeing some of their favorite baseball players, and then all of a sudden, you come up to bat, whether you're an Aaron Judge or Shohei Ohtani or Mookie Betts or anybody in between. And guess what? You get to intentionally walk them -- eradicate that; test their manhood."

Smith said that getting rid of the intentional walk would promote competition, and that fans would be thrilled to see the best of the best face each other without one player getting a free pass.

"Baseball gets rid of the intentional walk, they eradicate that, and they go about the business of going at one another and competing against one another," Smith added.

"That would be the finishing touch to resurrecting this sport for the next generation, meaning this one right now."

Smith named players from the past - Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine - and said that they would have preferred to challenge batters rather than issue a free pass in the name of strategy.

"They would've looked at you like you was an alien, like you're an alien. They would've told you to get out their damn face," Smith said.

The intentional walk existed when those players pitched, but they had to physically throw four balls to home plate, while pitchers can now simply direct a batter to first.

At any rate, Smith thinks his suggestion will make games more interesting for viewers, making the sport more accessible for a wider range of fans.

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