On The Clock....Good or Bad in your Opinion?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Cub42

Keeping the game moving, and not allowing delays so a team can warm up a pitcher is part of the job. It is called game management. Your in charge, Be in charge

Delays in warming up the pitcher? That's not what I was talking about.

The point was making a pitcher throw a pitch when he's not ready to throw a pitch. The inning is in progress, but the pitcher needs the time to think over his pitches. It's part of the game.

I rate near the top of both of my units for my game management. That's another matter.

[Cub42]

I think that this clock issue needs to be clarified. The HPU would not have the watch. I would imagine the 3B umpire, if it is on the field would handle it. I have seen in tournaments in the past, that there is a time keeper off the field. I brought up the conference at the mound because there was an earlier post stating that he goes to the mound tells the MGR its done, then leaves to go back to the plate before the MGR departs mound. Where this is going to be used, the SEC, the majority of the pitches are called from the dugout, so as far as making his mind up what to throw is a moot point.I do not feel that this in anyway disrupts game. If anything, it will improve the flow of the game. D1 athletes are not the same as youth players. They are in a major program, where every part of there game plan is a result of scouting, and the MGR

[Kevin Finnerty]

This concern started because of those color-coded computerized systems that the catchers wear on their wristbands to translate pitch type and location. Giving the friggin' sign has never taken longer.

[JJ]

When the Missouri Valley used the clock, it sat on the fence in the right/center field alley. It was just like the 30-second clocks you see above the backboards in basketball. Very visible - there were seldom any arguments about WHEN time expired. The philosophy of having the clock in the first place was another matter, but it DID speed up the game.

JJ

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

The point was making a pitcher throw a pitch when he's not ready to throw a pitch. The inning is in progress, but the pitcher needs the time to think over his pitches. It's part of the game.

Ridiculous. Everybody knows that pitchers don't think.

Catchers think for them.

[IowaMike]

On The Clock....Good or Bad in your Opinion?


Bad.

Others have said it here, but the timeless nature of baseball is part of what makes it special. I do think there are things that have been mentioned here that could help to speed up play and are good ideas. But putting a 20 second clock on the pitcher? Ridiculous in my humble opinion.

[Carbide Keyman]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

The point was making a pitcher throw a pitch when he's not ready to throw a pitch. The inning is in progress, but the pitcher needs the time to think over his pitches.

A pitcher might develop a brain cramp ?

[JRutledge]

Since this was talked about for happening this year, how did it work? Did this get used and did it become a success?

Peace