Major League speed up for 2010

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

This just in from Steve Palermo, the major league supervisor of officials.

A big emphasis this season will be on the pace of the game, particularly when a new pitcher takes the mound. Pitchers will have 2 minutes, 25 seconds from the time they hit the dirt part of the warning track until they throw the first pitch.

Pitchers will get two warnings before they are fined. The third offense will cost a pitcher $3,000, and the fourth will set them back $5,000. Each additional infraction will draw a $7,500 fine.

Umpires have a mandate to keep the game moving.

It will make headlines coast to coast if a pitcher is ever fined.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

It will make headlines coast to coast if a pitcher is ever fined.

Papelbon got fined last year.

[JRutledge]

Well it is about time. This is why baseball is almost unwatchable on TV. At some point all the delays need to stop. I hope they follow through and do what they suggest they will do.

Peace

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Papelbon got fined last year.

Pigs will fly before it happens again.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

Pigs will fly before it happens again.

What that overhead? A Bershire or Hamshire?

Happens every year.

[Emperor Ump]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Papelbon got fined last year.

Didn't he get fined twice?

[jicecone]

Bullcrap, doggeypoo and stinkystuff to you. MLB can care less about speeding the game up because it cuts into their revenue. The longer you keep people at the stadium, the more they are going to spend. Thats the business and I don't have a problem with it.

Open up the dang strikezone and you can cut a lot of time off of each game.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

It will make headlines coast to coast if a pitcher is ever fined.

Pitchers have already been fined. I don't recall it making headlines anywhere.

Enforcement of the rule is not announced during the game. I believe umpires file written reports of violations to the league. League issues the fine.