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Originally Posted by drksd4848
I did my own research with a clock. Average time between pitches in a game 30-35 years ago: 8-10 second. Average time now: 15-20. And those are games when David Price ISN'T pitching. Average time for commercial breaks 30-35 yrs ago 2:00 to 2:30. Average time now: a little over 3 minutes.
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What explains the very long games—longer than MLB's average—in three of the winter leagues? The Dominican and Venezuelan leagues saw standard-length games averaging some 20 minutes longer than MLB's. All three of the Asian leagues saw time of game averages longer, as did the independent Can-Am League; the Mexican League was on par with MLB's average.
The flip side is why were the Florida State and Eastern Leagues' games so much shorter on average?