Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Slowing Down Baseball

Baseball is looking to make some major changes in speeding up the game. I used to want that until I thought about it for more than three seconds:
I used to bitch and moan about the games being so long until I realized well, what...I'd prefer them over quickly?  What the fuck is that?  I don't - as each game goes on I start to fidget and worry about it being over soon, and by the end I'm whatever above depressed is.  It's like getting into a warm tub and then getting sadder and sadder as the water becomes cold, knowing you'll hafta be getting out soon. Mike Francesa once said that baseball unfolds like a novel.  I know each sport has it's own pace, but I don't know why "getting it over with as quickly as possible" would really be enough of an appeal to bring an audience to rival football or basketball.
Although I do like this change:
Pitches will be eliminated during intentional walks.

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