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Originally Posted by sycks22
I'm assuming this is tongue in cheek? If not, I've heard this argument from friends for years and I think it's a joke. People are complaining about how the younger generation is getting bored with how long games are. Will the hipster generation watch more baseball if it's 5 minutes shorter? (nope). Will those extra 25 seconds before innings really impact how much someone watches baseball? Either you like baseball or you don't, pretty simple. I've never left a game and thought to myself (It would've been a better experience is the catcher only went to the mound 5 instead of 7 times during the game).
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+1. Also, seems strange for the OP to suggest that limiting the time between innings is "more extreme" than reducing the number of balls and strikes. Really? Sing it with me: "For it's one, two strikes you're out at the ol' [new] ballgame".
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Last edited by nolemmings; 02-24-2018 at 10:49 AM.
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