Pitch clock

[Snapolit1]

In the blink of an eye baseball just got a lot faster moving. Am I the only person who thinks that maybe the game has been sped up TOO fast? There are nights by the time I tune into a game its the bottom of the seventh.

[bnorth]

I like the new rules. Baseball was getting way too long and drug out. I enjoy the shorter games like they used to be when I started watching back in the early 80s.

A lot of the time I use the MLB.TV app on my TV and watch the condensed games from the day before. They are awesome. You can watch all the games from the previous day in the time it takes to watch one game live.

[timzcardz]

Growing up as a kid in the 60's I remember games running about 2 1/2 hours.

The more things change, the more they stay (get back to?) the same!

[BobbyStrawberry]

I've gotten used to it with runners on base but the 15 seconds is too short IMO.

[Jim65]

We're getting the same amount of baseball, its the ridiculous crap in between every pitch thats been cut out. I don't think its been sped up too much.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

I've gotten used to it with runners on base but the 15 seconds is too short IMO.

Thats with no runners on base, I think 15 seconds is fine. If anything, I could see them adding a few seconds with runners on since theres more to do, signs and shifting fielders, etc..

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Thats with no runners on base, I think 15 seconds is fine. If anything, I could see them adding a few seconds with runners on since theres more to do, signs and shifting fielders, etc..

What is it now, 15/20/30? IMO 20/25/30 would be fine and would not add much time to the games.

I wasn't a pitcher when I played growing up but I have to think the 15 second clock will wear down pitchers when the summer temps start rising.