The Wrongness of It All

Got some extra time on me hands this AM, Boyo...

Lot's of folks talking and jabbering about the length of baseball games and how it needs to be fixed, yada, yada. And lot's of these same talking heads are going on and on about a "pitch clock"; tried out in a couple of stadiums during AFL last year.

Here's what soulslam thinks: if you really need to shorten games, then shorten the minimum of two (2) COMMERCIAL BREAKS that occur every inning. If you just cut these by 60 seconds apiece, you end up saving about 15 minutes or so (my math isn't what it should be I guess). But that doesn't seem to be a concern. Instead, we're going to (in some cases) RUSH a pitcher to deliver a pitch. Or a batter to stand in a box. Unreal.

Reminds me of the age-old argument on how to reduce terrible fan behavior at NFL games. The answer is pretty simple - stop serving alcohol. Or allowing it in parking lot. But that isn't really realistic is it?