Three thoughts on the pitch clock

[Sports Guy]

7 minutes ago, deward said:

I like a little nothing in my baseball games. I don't need everything in my life to have a frantic, non-stop rhythm to it. Baseball having a more leisurely rhythm was a good thing, imo. What I hated was the tendency for the last three innings of close games to turn into a parade of mound visits, pitching changes, pitchers stepping off, batters stepping out, etc, etc. There was no rhythm to that, it was just painful to watch. The pitch clock is certainly one way to eliminate that, so I'm generally supportive of it, but I hope adjustments will be made.

YOU may like that but people don’t. MLB is trying to keep and attract new fans and the length of the games, length that is boosted by NOTHING, is killing that.

I personally can’t stand it. There was a video out last week that showed a half inning finishing in the same time that Javy Baez saw one pitch in a game last year.

Thats absurd and there is nothing about that I will miss. 

[AdamK]

Chess games have timed moves that increase in time as the game has a certain number of moves. I suppose having the clock increase to 30 secs after 7th inning could help. I haven't watched a broadcast yet to have an opinion but I do wonder how color commentary may be minimized in the spaces between. Then again, that will evolve too as fan bases try to get younger -- might be just enough time for a stat/data visualization snippets than an anecdote about how many beers Wade Boggs can drink.

On second thought, data visualization for Wade Beers would be fun too.

[deward]

4 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

YOU may like that but people don’t. MLB is trying to keep and attract new fans and the length of the games, length that is boosted by NOTHING, is killing that.

I personally can’t stand it. There was a video out last week that showed a half inning finishing in the same time that Javy Baez saw one pitch in a game last year.

Thats absurd and there is nothing about that I will miss. 

I'm pretty sure I specifically said that there were problems that needed to be fixed. This seems like an overcorrection to me on first impression. 

To your larger point, it's possible that the short attention spans of the younger generations will force MLB to turn baseball into something I don't personally enjoy watching as much in order to save it. That would suck.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, deward said:

I'm pretty sure I specifically said that there were problems that needed to be fixed. This seems like an overcorrection to me on first impression. 

To your larger point, it's possible that the short attention spans of the younger generations will force MLB to turn baseball into something I don't personally enjoy watching as much in order to save it. That would suck.

You could Tivo it and hit pause between pitches.

[deward]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

You could Tivo it and hit pause between pitches.

I might need Adam Sandler's remote from Click to pause the games I attend in person, or I'll miss four innings when I go to get a beer.

[Frobby]

My three thoughts: 

1.  i

2. Love

3. It

It returns baseball to the pace it was played at 30-40 years ago.   No, games did not take 3 hours for most of baseball history.   We are not making baseball more like football or some other sport.  We  are returning baseball to its historical pace, before pitchers and batters started wasting so much time, making the game far more boring to watch.  

Saying that, I think it advantages a pitcher who is on a roll, and disadvantages pitchers who are struggling.   
 

[Can_of_corn]

5 minutes ago, Frobby said:

My three thoughts: 

1.  i

2. Love

3. It

It returns baseball to the pace it was played at 30-40 years ago.   No, games did not take 3 hours for most of baseball history.   We are not making baseball more like football or some other sport.  We  are returning baseball to its historical pace, before pitchers and batters started wasting so much time, making the game far more boring to watch.  

Saying that, I think it advantages a pitcher who is on a roll, and disadvantages pitchers who are struggling.   
 

It's going to be great for young families.

You can get to a ballgame, stay for the entirety and be home at a reasonable hour.  Most kids are going to be a lot more engaged.

 

[deward]

2 minutes ago, Frobby said:

My three thoughts: 

1.  i

2. Love

3. It

It returns baseball to the pace it was played at 30-40 years ago.   No, games did not take 3 hours for most of baseball history.   We are not making baseball more like football or some other sport.  We  are returning baseball to its historical pace, before pitchers and batters started wasting so much time, making the game far more boring to watch.  

Saying that, I think it advantages a pitcher who is on a roll, and disadvantages pitchers who are struggling.   
 

30 years ago was 1993, the average length of a game was 2:52. You have to go back to the late 70s to find average game lengths of 2:30 or less (which doesn't invalidate your overall point).

[Moose Milligan]

I gotta say, I do like a good 4+ hour postseason game though.  Let that puppy breathe.  

[Sports Guy]

31 minutes ago, deward said:

I'm pretty sure I specifically said that there were problems that needed to be fixed. This seems like an overcorrection to me on first impression. 

To your larger point, it's possible that the short attention spans of the younger generations will force MLB to turn baseball into something I don't personally enjoy watching as much in order to save it. That would suck.

I’m not over correcting you. I’m merely stating that MLb doesn’t care about YOU in this instance.

YOU (you meaning the big fan, like we all are here) will watch either way.

They don’t care if we do or don’t like the change. They want the fan who isn’t watching or stops watching quickly because they are bored.

[Jagwar]

6 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I gotta say, I do like a good 4+ hour postseason game though.  Let that puppy breathe.  

Personally I can't wait until the World Series ends on a called strike three because a batter didn't get ready in time. 

[deward]

4 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

I gotta say, I do like a good 4+ hour postseason game though.  Let that puppy breathe.  

I always enjoyed the playoff games where Derek Jeter would glare at an umpire after having a strike called on a pitch right down the middle and then have to go for a long walk to calm himself down....watching him get an automatic strike called in the middle of that would off-set any other complaints I might have about this rule.

[Can_of_corn]

2 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

Personally I can't wait until the World Series ends on a called strike three because a batter didn't get ready in time. 

That would be sweet.

[Going Underground]

14 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It's going to be great for young families.

You can get to a ballgame, stay for the entirety and be home at a reasonable hour.  Most kids are going to be a lot more engaged.

 

Plus home Oriole weekday games in April,May and September start at 6:35. Most will be over from 9 to 9:30 at the latest.

[Going Underground]

3 minutes ago, Jagwar said:

Personally I can't wait until the World Series ends on a called strike three because a batter didn't get ready in time. 

Yes,and the old umps will scream "son get off of the playing field".