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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
What's the basis for the "time of game" listing in the box socre? Is it the end of warm-ups, the time of the first pitch, something else?
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MLB wants the Start Time and the End Time of the game for the records. This has no bearing on the game itself,
it is simply used as statistics. This thread is about TIMED GAMES meaning you have a certain amount of time to either complete the game or you live with the results. Timed games use clocks to tick off the time alloted as in a 15 minute clock for a football quarter.
Baseball was never designed to be run by a clock, that is why there are so many discussions and disagreements (such as the one between Rich & I). There will never be an agreement on this as he wants to go by a rule book that was never designed nor designated to be used with a clock. I on the other hand want
all action of both teams as part of the timed action. Would it really make a difference? Probably not, but I stand on my conviction of
all action of the teams being put under the clock.
Better yet, tell the TD to stick the clock where the sun don't shine and let's play a leisurely game of baseball the way it was designed!