It's About Time . . .

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by David B

I've noticed in our state, I'm living in north part now whereas I've lived in the south part the last 18 years:

Games in the south were much faster. Kids know how to pitch and coaches know how to keep the games moving.

In the north, I see much fewer good pitchers and coaches tend to drag around a lot which I fault the umpires.

In my games, most of them are under an hour average mainly because I've had so many five inning ten-run rule games.

So I'm thinking its because of pitching and umpires letting coaches control the game is why its slower where I am now.

Doubleheader last night, 1:45 first game, 1:40 second game.

Tuesday night 3 hours (went 10 innings) and just over two hours.

Thanks
David

I think that has more to do with the area you're in or the schools you're doing. I have that same difference from one school to another or from one district or division (1A, 2A...) to another. I'm not too much farther north than you and we've got some well coached teams/kids in the north 1/2. Also may be due to the mismatches we run into (one good team, one can't buy an out...)

I've had a few of the 1:30 games and one of those 10 inning, 3:30 marathons. I consider anything between 1:30 and 2:30 to be "normal" and will generally say game time was "about 2 hours"

Off topic - I've got Kosciusko at Oxford tomorrow if it doesn't rain out.