Pitch clock ends a game on automatic strike 3

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Hxcmilkshake

I'm liking this so far. 16 run Yankee game took 3 hrs. 24 run game before that took the same.

I think they should go one more --- no mound warm ups for relievers unless due to injury.

Get out there and pitch!

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no warm ups could lea to reliever injuries and if not warmed up bad pitches risk batter injuries.
As the clock is working let's keep it at that for now
I agree we need to do other things but warm ups are fine

[frankbmd]

Really naysayers.

I, for one, have learned how to use the Velcro fasteners on my batting gloves and they are designed not to slip after every pitch. I think the pitch clock proves this.

The first player that I remember that had to redo his Velcro after every pitch was Nomar Garciaparra. Over the years a large number of younger players have been convinced that this is necessary to remain in the big leagues.

I guess a lot of you fans and Net54 members enjoy playing with Velcro, but do the rest of us enjoy watching the ritual a hundred or more times in a game. I don’t think so.

[nolemmings]

Frank, I think you're forgetting the enormous amount of torque generated in the hands when a batter leans forward and takes a pitch. It's luck if the gloves survive the AB at all, as the velcro is nearly shredded from that much force. There are not many of us still around who can appreciate what happens when you have too much tork:

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Frank, I think you're forgetting the enormous amount of torque generated in the hands when a batter leans forward and takes a pitch. It's luck if the gloves survive the AB at all, as the velcro is nearly shredded from that much force. There are not many of us still around who can appreciate what happens when you have too much tork:

I'm a believer.

[mrreality68]

actually stolen bases may become a renewed focus. Between the larger bases and the pitch clock it seems that in spring training there is a lot more stolen bases and stolen base attempts.
Seems that the base runners are using the pitch clock for timing their steels as well as the rules limiting the throw overs to the bases.

I would enjoy if "small ball" makes a bit of a come back

[BobC]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Really naysayers.

I, for one, have learned how to use the Velcro fasteners on my batting gloves and they are designed not to slip after every pitch. I think the pitch clock proves this.

The first player that I remember that had to redo his Velcro after every pitch was Nomar Garciaparra. Over the years a large number of younger players have been convinced that this is necessary to remain in the big leagues.

I guess a lot of you fans and Net54 members enjoy playing with Velcro, but do the rest of us enjoy watching the ritual a hundred or more times in a game. I don’t think so.

Did you ever get the chance to see Mike Hargrove play? He didn't get dubbed with the nickname "the Human Rain Delay" for naught.

[frankbmd]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c70i_OlLU2c

Let's see your Hargrove video Bob

[BobC]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c70i_OlLU2c

Let's see your Hargrove video Bob

Here you go. The announcer's comments are golden!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...BC55&FORM=VIRE

If you listen till near the end of the video, not sure if that is Vin Scully or not, but the one announcer notes how Hargrove was once timed at 7-1/2 minutes for just one at bat against Jim Palmer. Think about that. If he had four similar at bats in one game, that is an entire half hour of the game just for Hargrove batting.

Top that!

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by BobC

Here you go. The announcer's comments are golden!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...BC55&FORM=VIRE

If you listen till near the end of the video, not sure if that is Vin Scully or not, but the one announcer notes how Hargrove was once timed at 7-1/2 minutes for just one at bat against Jim Palmer. Think about that. If he had four similar at bats in one game, that is an entire half hour of the game just for Hargrove batting.

Top that!

That was Bob Costas. Yes, I remember all of that too. Good riddance to those antics!

[BobC]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

That was Bob Costas. Yes, I remember all of that too. Good riddance to those antics!

Thanks, don't know why, but I kept thinking he sounded like Scully to me.
LOL

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by BobC

Here you go. The announcer's comments are golden!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...BC55&FORM=VIRE

If you listen till near the end of the video, not sure if that is Vin Scully or not, but the one announcer notes how Hargrove was once timed at 7-1/2 minutes for just one at bat against Jim Palmer. Think about that. If he had four similar at bats in one game, that is an entire half hour of the game just for Hargrove batting.

Top that!

Wow never knew that and amazing
Thanks for sharing