I want to start by saying that for me, personally, I don't need anything done to change the game. I could watch a 5hr game and be totally content with it. And my favorite kind of game is an "uneventful" 2-1 Or 1-0 pitchers duel.
That being said, I do think the game needs to speed up. Fewer and fewer kids are watching baseball, and an overwhelming amount seem to prefer the faster pace of basketball. A few *tangible* things that MLB could do is 1) completely fix the mess of replay. Shouldn't take more than 30sec, no need to watch umps stand on field, either. 2) even harsher restrictions on mound visits. 3) batter can't step out of batters box, pitcher can't step off slab. And actually enforce the rule that a pitcher must pitch within 12 seconds.
And one last thing, I'm 100% ready for robot umps.
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