Fixing MLB

[GA Umpire]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

No, this isn't even close. There are 25-40 seconds between plays in football. So a couple times a minute, we have an explosion of action to watch.

In baseball, the PITCHES are that far apart ... but the potential explosion of action doesn't happen every pitch, placing the action of the game 2 to 3 (to 4 or 5 sometimes) minutes apart. If we could get rid of the nonsense between pitches and cut that to 15-20 seconds, we'd get 2-3 pitches per minute, instead of 1.

The basketball comparison is completely ridiculous - almost not worthy of response. Come on. Basketball motion is constant, even away from the ball. Clock stoppages and time between plays is VERY short (maybe you can call the 4-6 seconds of dribbling the ball from basket to front court actionless ... but even if the dribbler is not moving, everyone else is most of the time.

Again, the ADD factor and basketball is relevant. Again, the "action" is needed to keep the attention. Hmmmmm. Could that be a reoccurring theme? It seems to be for those who want to change the pace of the game. Seems to be common and keeps coming up. As I said, the pace of the game is fine for me. It has been this way for years. And, now it is b/c announcers can't cure the ADD of fans.

It's a thinking man's game which requires patience. So many arguments illustrate that not too many have it.