Pitch clock ends a game on automatic strike 3

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I DO like the speed-up rules...game moves along quicker...


I think back to when the Braves had Bob Wickman...took forever even to get back on the mound.

I also remember Jeter holding up his arm to the ump on seemingly ever pitch.

I remember Nomar always tightening and tightening his batting gloves.

I remember watching Mike Hargrove earning his nickname, 'The Human Rain Delay'.

As and old southpaw, I love me some lefties, but am glad I never had to endure a game pitched by Eddie Plank.


The ghost runners, however, have got to go.

The pitch clock could be a good thing. Everyone will have to get used to it hopefully they do in spring training
I would not like a game that actually count to be determined by the pitch clock
And I think the rule has change if possible I do not want a game to ever end on a call like this

[BobbyStrawberry]

Watching my first game of the year right now (Mets-Marlins) and the clock really does speed up the game. The whole thing seems rushed to me. It's going to take some time to get used to

[philliesfan]

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

[BobC]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

+1

That is one of the dumbest things I ever heard of. You end a game that never in over 150 years had a time limit and clock......because of a time limit and clock.

[Jim65]

If you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the Umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by Jim65

If you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the Umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

Plus 1. Hitters created this issue with their ridiculous routines between every single pitch.

[Kutcher55]

Originally Posted by jim65

if you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

+1000

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Watch game 1 of the 1968 series to see how fast Gibson and Lolich worked. Dick McAuliffe is lucky he didn't get one in the ear, having to literally pick up dirt and spit on his hands between EVERY pitch. But the second his ass was in the box the ball was coming. It's a shame the game has to legislate this, but man it is so much easier to watch when you don't have a minute to kill between each pitch!

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

That's why they're enforcing the rules strictly in spring training when the games don't count. By the time they get to the World Series, if the players haven't adjusted by then, they have no one to blame but themselves.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Plus 1. Hitters created this issue with their ridiculous routines between every single pitch.

Originally Posted by jayshum

That's why they're enforcing the rules strictly in spring training when the games don't count. By the time they get to the World Series, if the players haven't adjusted by then, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Not disagreeing with the rule. I like it if it helps speed up the game and does not take away from it.
Tried in minors and had good potential.

Just wondering in situational baseball from both the pitcher and hitters side of it like when men are on base especially in critical spots and as said above I just do not want a game to be ended on an automatic out or on the flip side an automatic ball either(ie bases loaded and full count on the batter)

[D. Bergin]

I wonder if they will relax the rules a bit in the Playoffs with higher stakes involved.

I don't believe there's ghost runners in the Playoffs, and in Hockey, they don't have shoot-outs in the Playoffs. You play until you score, or you fall down from exhaustion.

I have a feeling they're not too concerned about shortening games once Playoff/World Series baseball starts up. More time to sell commercial spots.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I wonder if they will relax the rules a bit in the Playoffs with higher stakes involved.

I don't believe there's ghost runners in the Playoffs, and in Hockey, they don't have shoot-outs in the Playoffs. You play until you score, or you fall down from exhaustion.

I have a feeling they're not too concerned about shortening games once Playoff/World Series baseball starts up. More time to sell commercial spots.

It wouldn't surprise me. I can't think of a single person (other than maybe Manfred) who would be happy with that outcome