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Originally Posted by TPinrose
I think MLB would be really, really happy if it shaved 15 minutes off games.
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When I was growing up in the 80s, the average game was generally around 2h40m to 2h45m. The average game is now over three hours. Granted that about ten minutes is due to longer commercial breaks, but we are still talking about 10-15 minutes of extra time. The problem with this is that there are essentially the same number of plate appearances per game which means 10-15 extra minutes of inaction during play.
I’m all for the 30 second clock but more for the batters who mess around between every pitch. Your job is to be ready to hit. Get on with it.