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Originally Posted by Tim C
The final score was 8-7. We had a 5 run bottom of the first and a 6 run top of the 7th for the losing visitor.
We finished in 1:29.
Why do games in certain areas take 2:00 as an average and other areas considerably less?
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In your game you must have had some 1/2/3 innings or even a 3-4 pitch inning or 2 to get finished in 1 hour and a half especially since you said 5 runs in one inning and 6 runs in another.
Ultimately I do think it is an area by area "thing"
In my area the QUALITY of baseball ESPECIALLY at the varsity level has gone down-hill.
i had a 2 hour and 10 minute game that should have been over in 1 hour 30 minutes. The problem F4 couldn't catch anything and even misplayed thrown balls on easy DP's. Finally the coach had enough and put in a replacement.
Kids are playing other sports most notably lacrosse which is becoming BIG in my area.
Yes as umpires we can control about 15-20 minutes by doing what we are supposed to but by and large we cannot pitch nor can we catch.
In Summary: baseball in my area is not what it used to be. Some times you can hardly call it a baseball game.
Pete Booth