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Old Fri Oct 08, 2010, 09:58am
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Originally Posted by greymule View Post
I can see how, with all the commercials and relief pitchers, MLB games now take so long, but I can't really explain why high school baseball games creep along so slowly.
No enforced timing rules on the batter and pitcher. Stepping out, stepping off, throwing over for no reason, etc. Plus at the younger ages, the endless jockeying between a runner 1 whole step off the base and catcher with a cocked arm that is NEVER going to throw it.

NONE of that in softball.
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