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What if baseball did have a clock? Hypothetical...let's say 2hr, 40min clock.
There are no "time out's for the clock. Live/dead balls - yes - but the clock keeps ticking. No time out for the clock. Not even for commercials or injuries ( I know - but let's have some fun with this). In the case of an injured player the ball is dead but the clock keeps ticking.
The game ends at 2:40, so long as it is an official game and both teams have had an equal number of at bats. In cases where the clock expires during an active inning the team at bat will be allowed to complete their turn. Should the home team be ahead at such time the visitors have completed their clock-expired time at bat they shall be declared the winner, or if they are tied or behind, the home team shall be allowed one final clock-expired time at bat. If during the home team clock-expired time at bat they score a go-ahead run the game shall be over with the home team being declared the winner. If after the home team completes their clock-expired time at bat they are still behind the visitors shall be declared the winner. If the game is tied at the end of that clock-expired inning the decision shall be declared a tie.
Should a game reach a conclusion of 9 innings with the home team ahead or behind in less than 2:40 the game shall be over. However, if the game is tied and time remains on the clock, additional innings may be played until the home team is ahead or the clock expires. In cases where the clock expires
and the visitors are ahead or the game is tied, the inning shall continue until both teams have had an equal number of at bats or the home team goes ahead. Regardless of the outcome the inning in progress will become the last inning. If the game is tied at the end of that clock-expired inning, when both teams have completed their at bats, the decision shall be declared a tie. If the visitors are ahead they shall be the winner, and vice-versa.
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