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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
Baseball fans, or at least those who have been fans at some point, understand that the game has action, pause, action, pause... etc. The issue is that the pauses have become interminable. 45 seconds to throw a pitch is freaking ridiculous - and will lose the attention of many fans who were interested 45 seconds ago. Do this multiple times, and you wonder why the ratings are so low.
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It's the same in football. A play happens. Then, it is 40 seconds to the next play. Basketball has the same thing. Pass the ball enough times for 35 seconds. The passing of time between actual "action" in the game is not necessarily the issue. Maybe the perception of how long that wait is between "action" but it is prevalent in all sports. Just some, like baseball, it seems more noticeable b/c all action waits on 1 person to do something rather than a couple of people.
The "time" issue is not a valid argument. It is much more than that.