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They need to limit batters stepping outHave they dealt with batters making up signature routines they go thru after every pitch, if so I see no need for pitch clock
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They need to limit batters stepping outHave they dealt with batters making up signature routines they go thru after every pitch, if so I see no need for pitch clock
They need to limit batters stepping outHave they dealt with batters making up signature routines they go thru after every pitch, if so I see no need for pitch clock
Golf isn't a timed game either....That didn't stop the PGA from telling Sergio Garcia to get the stick out of his ass and hit the ball.I've seen it in Triple-A parks...It's like the football snap clock...If the pitcher isn't in the process of pitching by the clock expires, a ball is called by the umpire.So when the pitcher takes too long on the mound a bell goes off and then what?....10 or 15 minuets of more wasted time...let the pitcher control the speed of the game....that's the way its always been....
Football is a TIMED game. Just as basketball is a timed game, hockey is a timed game, soccer is a timed game.
Baseball is different from ALL of those. A Baseball game can go on indefinitely.
Yes. Even when I used to live somewhere I could go to games, it was like, "Come on and throw the damned ball already". I haven't gone or watched in several years.
Much of it comes down to bad habits of both the pitcher and the batter
Those habits can be changed
I think that a pitcher and catcher knowing a clock is running will get them to speed things upYes. Even when I used to live somewhere I could go to games, it was like, "Come on and throw the damned ball already". I haven't gone or watched in several years.
Much of it comes down to bad habits of both the pitcher and the batter
Those habits can be changed
That is the whole point of the clock though--to get them to change habits. Personally, I don't think it is aggressive enough if it doesn't run when there is nobody on base and stops when the pitcher sets.
Golf isn't a timed game either....That didn't stop the PGA from telling Sergio Garcia to get the stick out of his ass and hit the ball.I've seen it in Triple-A parks...It's like the football snap clock...If the pitcher isn't in the process of pitching by the clock expires, a ball is called by the umpire.So when the pitcher takes too long on the mound a bell goes off and then what?....10 or 15 minuets of more wasted time...let the pitcher control the speed of the game....that's the way its always been....
Football is a TIMED game. Just as basketball is a timed game, hockey is a timed game, soccer is a timed game.
Baseball is different from ALL of those. A Baseball game can go on indefinitely.
They need to limit batters stepping outHave they dealt with batters making up signature routines they go thru after every pitch, if so I see no need for pitch clock
Too many pitching changes taking too much time. Foul ball after foul ball. Pitchers taking too long between pitcher. Batters stalling. Mound conferences all the time, etc.
Either put a clock on this stuff, or make the game seven innings long.
Is that because of more fast balls?Too many pitching changes taking too much time. Foul ball after foul ball. Pitchers taking too long between pitcher. Batters stalling. Mound conferences all the time, etc.
Either put a clock on this stuff, or make the game seven innings long.
Foul balls are up, which is contributing to the length of games
Foul Balls Are The Pace-Of-Play Problem Nobody’s Talking About
" There were almost 14,000 more foul balls last season than there were 20 seasons earlier. In 1998, 26.5 percent of all strikes were foul balls. That share increased to a record 27.9 percent of strikes in 2017 and 27.8 percent last season, the top rates since pitch-level data was first recorded in 1988.
Overall, there were 26,313 more pitches in baseball in 2018 (724,447) than in 1998 (698,134). That’s the equivalent of adding 88 games, or roughly a week, to the schedule."
Cut the damn game down to seven innings and have some topless cheerleaders..
Once the pitcher and catcher develop a cadence they will not worry about the clockThe batters equally slow. Out of box to adjust gloves every pitch. I think hitters are more of the problem? I vote no. Call strikes on slow batters?
However, i think 25 sec clock may organize things a bit? I would like to see when and how they start the clock.
Once the pitcher and catcher develop a cadence they will not worry about the clockThe batters equally slow. Out of box to adjust gloves every pitch. I think hitters are more of the problem? I vote no. Call strikes on slow batters?
However, i think 25 sec clock may organize things a bit? I would like to see when and how they start the clock.
The batter needs to stay in the box. If he asks for time, just say no and allow the pitcher to throw whether he is in or out of the box
Is that because of more fast balls?Too many pitching changes taking too much time. Foul ball after foul ball. Pitchers taking too long between pitcher. Batters stalling. Mound conferences all the time, etc.
Either put a clock on this stuff, or make the game seven innings long.
Foul balls are up, which is contributing to the length of games
Foul Balls Are The Pace-Of-Play Problem Nobody’s Talking About
" There were almost 14,000 more foul balls last season than there were 20 seasons earlier. In 1998, 26.5 percent of all strikes were foul balls. That share increased to a record 27.9 percent of strikes in 2017 and 27.8 percent last season, the top rates since pitch-level data was first recorded in 1988.
Overall, there were 26,313 more pitches in baseball in 2018 (724,447) than in 1998 (698,134). That’s the equivalent of adding 88 games, or roughly a week, to the schedule."