Mound Visits - Pitch Clock

[weams]

frobby is right. It is all the fake drama and 

Come to think of it, more strikeouts and slow trots take time. 

[Number5]

19 minutes ago, Frobby said:

There are various articles that discuss this.   The average length of a game was about 2:30 in the 60’s.

Without trying to be scientific, I took a look at the 1968 Cardinals, who had the lowest team ERA in the most pitcher-dominant year in my lifetime.  They played 15 games under 2 hours, including one that was only 1:35.   Their median length of game was 2:21.   That’s probably about as short as the average length of game could have been for any team in the last 60 years or more.

Do you know how much shorter that is than today?

[weams]

3 minutes ago, Number5 said:

Do you know how much shorter that is than today?

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Oct 2, 2017 - Average MLB Game Time Rises to Record 3:05

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/02/mlb-average-game-time-rises

[OFFNY]

42 minutes ago, Number5 said:

 

I stand corrected. I could have sworn that there were plenty games inside of an hour and-a-half. Sorry about that. Old age, I guess. 

I feel certain that games were, on average, much faster than they are today. 

On the order of an hour faster per game ........ I don't know how to check that, so I could be wrong, but that would surprise me. 

 

o

 

In Game Three of the 1919 World Series, Dickie Kerr of the White Sox shut out the Reds by a score of 3-0 in 90 minutes.

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA191910030.shtml

 

o

[weams]

Just now, weams said:

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/02/mlb-average-game-time-rises

So about ~40 Minutes. Depending on when you start from. 

[mdbdotcom]

Time between innings was increased by :30 when MLB added another commercial break in the mid ''80s. I remember wondering if the extra time would disrupt the pitchers who had become used to a given rhythm. 

[weams]

12 hours ago, mdbdotcom said:

Time between innings was increased by :30 when MLB added another commercial break in the mid ''80s. I remember wondering if the extra time would disrupt the pitchers who had become used to a given rhythm. 

I admit then. I am wrong. Nine minutes a game for unnecessary advertising. It should be addressed. 

[Larry18]

1 hour ago, weams said:

I admit then. I am wrong. Nine minutes a game for unnecessary advertising. It should be addressed. 

That's a lot of lost advertising money.

[weams]

3 minutes ago, Larry18 said:

That's a lot of lost advertising money.

Lower the payrolls and the tickets.  Lower the profit margins. For the good of the game and the future of the sport. 

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, weams said:

I admit then. I am wrong. Nine minutes a game for unnecessary advertising. It should be addressed. 

You were wrong, but also right.   The commercial time was increased, but the time between innings is longer than the commercial time.

[Frobby]

A young man I know has just written what may be the most insightful look at pace of play that I’ve ever read:   https://sharpestats.com/making-baseball-slow-again/

Admittedly, it’s for stat geeks, but he makes it pretty understandable for the common fan.

 

[DrungoHazewood]

I would make a rule that says the lights go off after 2:30.  There was no problem whatsoever with pace of play before lights let you play forever.

[Frobby]

Another reason to like Mancini: 8th quickest adjusted pace between pitches, per this article.   Jon Jay is number 1 — go get him!

Then again, Wade Miley was the third-quickest working pitcher, but somehow always seemed to be reaching 100 pitches in the 5th inning.  

[weams]

On 1/30/2018 at 11:49 AM, Camden_yardbird said:

Everyone recognizes it's advertising that slows games.  Sure small gains can be made in game by reducing visits, but the broad definition of a visit is overkill.

No one recognizes that that is the reason. Beeg Papi. Yes. Red bull no.