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Originally Posted by steve B
After years of lengthening the game by making it "more entertaining" with every player having their own music, etc.
There should be a way without the silly micromanaging pitch clock. With it baseball will be poorer.
Spring baseball where pitchers and batters worked a bit more briskly to keep warm is enjoyable, as is August baseball where everyone moves a bit more slowly because 90+ in both temp and humididty isn't fun.
As much as the kids hate stuff that takes time, Imagine a game with no Mark Fidrych or Al Hrabosky,
Without Nomar and his admittedly over the top glove routine, bus also without Fisk and his Using the bat to help stretch.
Without a fast working pitcher pointing at the plate demanding the batter hurry up and get in the box. Or Jim Kaat sort of quick pitching in an already fairly fast era.
Without coaches going through elaborate sign sequences, when the real sign to steal might actually be a bench player moving his cap....
Antiseptic rushed baseball is colorless and less interesting.
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MLB tried a couple years ago, telling players and Umpires to keep the game moving, that approach didn't work.
Baseball was fine when there was 1 Mike Hargrove, but when there are 25 Mike Hargroves on a team, something needs to be done.