Pitch clock

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

I like the concept of the pitch clock and it does add some strategy and actually affect Stolen bases and attempts

I do think it does need to add a little more time others said. Hopefully as they do this they tweek it

Stolen bases are say up so far, I like that part too.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Stolen bases are say up so far, I like that part too.

Agreed I really like that. Like stolen bases and small ball mixed with the big boppers

[mcgwirecom]

I feel bad for the color commentators, they can't get a word in sometimes. No more cool stories being told. on field reporters and mic'd up players will die off. i used to like the slow pace, I would put the game on while I was doing something else. Now I have to focus. And this is being done for the people who DON"T watch baseball!

[Touch'EmAll]

I haven't watched much ball (am tax guy working long hours now). But I did watch couple spring training games at nights when family away on Spring Break.

I felt rushed just watching. First impressions I didn't like it. Another 5-10 seconds would help. It's all the pitcher changes that really take up time.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

I haven't watched much ball (am tax guy working long hours now). But I did watch couple spring training games at nights when family away on Spring Break.

I felt rushed just watching. First impressions I didn't like it. Another 5-10 seconds would help. It's all the pitcher changes that really take up time.

And don't forget replay reviews! Gotta cut those 5 seconds off each pitch, but having everyone watch for 3 minutes while a guy stands there with a headset on is no problem...

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And don't forget replay reviews! Gotta cut those 5 seconds off each pitch, but having everyone watch for 3 minutes while a guy stands there with a headset on is no problem...

Last year, baseball averaged about 1 review every other game and average reviews are under 2 minutes so its not really affecting the time that much. To me, accuracy is more important than speed.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Jim65

Last year, baseball averaged about 1 review every other game and average reviews are under 2 minutes so its not really affecting the time that much. To me, accuracy is more important than speed.

I want to get the calls right too; personally I just think it's silly to have the clock at 15 seconds when there are so many other things that can cause delays.

This is totally random off the top of my head, but I was thinking:

If they extended the 15 seconds to always 20, how much time would that add?

Let's say ~200 pitches on a game. If they added 5 seconds, I would guess on average the pitchers might use 2-3 seconds more of that. 200 pitches x 2.5 seconds = 8 minutes and 20 seconds. Of course, many of those pitches will be thrown with runners on base, so the clock would be longer in those cases anyway.

So this would add, what, maybe 5 or 6 minutes to games? If it lets the announcers finish what they're saying more often, or allows the broadcast to show what the field looks like (notice how they never do that anymore?), or allows me to look away from the TV for a few seconds and not miss a pitch (lol), I'd be in favor of it.