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I think the pitch clock saved MLB
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:19 pm
My YouTube got me on an algorithm that showed old full length braves games from the 90s.
I tuned into a regular season game on TBS when they were still at the old Fulton County Stadium.. just a normal game
The first half inning took 35 minutes and it was just a normal inning with...
One single
no walks,
2 ground outs,
1 fly out
In today's world where everybody's attention span is 19 seconds, I don't see how 90s baseball could compete with baseball in 2026 (timewise)
I could not believe how slow those older baseball games took to play.
I am very thankful for the new pitch timer
I tuned into a regular season game on TBS when they were still at the old Fulton County Stadium.. just a normal game
The first half inning took 35 minutes and it was just a normal inning with...
One single
no walks,
2 ground outs,
1 fly out
In today's world where everybody's attention span is 19 seconds, I don't see how 90s baseball could compete with baseball in 2026 (timewise)
I could not believe how slow those older baseball games took to play.
I am very thankful for the new pitch timer
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 9:22 pm
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:26 pm to FLTech
Some old head is about to bitch at you and say watching Nomar Garciaparra adjust his gloves 6 times during an AB was great for the game.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:29 pm to GCTiger11
Hahahahahaha - no shite. It's been a while since I have watched an old baseball game and holy shite it was so freaking slow and boring
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:35 pm to FLTech
Here's one of the funnier articles about pre-pitch clock baseball.
111 seconds of Pedo Baez not pitching
111 seconds of Pedo Baez not pitching
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:36 pm to FLTech
2000’s baseball was better than 90’s baseball.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 9:59 pm to FLTech
They should have just told umpires to speed it up and had a little backbone with them. Faster games, no clock, everyone wins.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:19 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:nope. You want as little subjectivity as possible.
They should have just told umpires to speed it up and had a little backbone with them. Faster games, no clock, everyone wins.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:24 pm to GCTiger11
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Nomar Garciaparra adjust his gloves 6 times during an AB
There was some player on the Tigers, maybe a decade ago, who after every pitch, whether he swung or not, would step out of the box to refasten his gloves.
He deserved to be beaned for such bullshite.
ETA: EVERY GODDAM PITCH.
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 10:49 pm to castorinho
quote:
nope. You want as little subjectivity as possible.
I don’t think it would be that drastic. Each player can leave the box once on an AB if they call time. Otherwise, you only step out on a foul or a pitch that may drill you.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 11:16 pm to TexasTiger08
I agree. I hate clocks in baseball. Just empower the umps to enforce it. Not much different than enforcing a backcourt violation.
There was not a need for a clock. Just a need to push and enforce pace of play vigorously.
There was not a need for a clock. Just a need to push and enforce pace of play vigorously.
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 3/25/26 at 12:50 am to SoDakHawk
quote:
Not much different than enforcing a backcourt violation.
Except there is a clock that counts down in basketball to enforce backcourt violations
Posted on 3/25/26 at 2:20 am to The Third Leg
quote:
Except there is a clock that counts down in basketball to enforce backcourt violations
I don't see the difference between clock and no clock.
Ohhhhhh I get it now
Posted on 3/25/26 at 4:22 am to FLTech
Watch games from the 1950-1970 era. Nothing better. I’ll bet it was great prior to 1950s but I can’t speak from personal experience.
Posted on 3/25/26 at 6:16 am to GCTiger11
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Some old head is about to bitch at you and say watching Nomar Garciaparra adjust his gloves 6 times during an AB was great for the game
Those silly old heads with their *checks notes* unruined attention spans.
This post was edited on 3/25/26 at 6:18 am
Posted on 3/25/26 at 6:24 am to FLTech
Basketball has a shot clock and football has a play clock. It just made sense.
Posted on 3/25/26 at 6:39 am to LB84
Both those sports also have game clocks. That was the beauty of baseball, no clocks. Timeless.
Worked for over 100 years until this ADHD generation.
Pace of play could have been enforced by the umpire without needing a clock. MLB didn't even try it that way first.
Worked for over 100 years until this ADHD generation.
Pace of play could have been enforced by the umpire without needing a clock. MLB didn't even try it that way first.
Posted on 3/25/26 at 6:46 am to SoDakHawk
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Both those sports also have game clocks. That was the beauty of baseball, no clocks. Timeless. Worked for over 100 years until this ADHD generation.
It was the players fault. It became ridiculous how long it would take between pitches. The average game was over 3 hours by the time they changed the rule
Posted on 3/25/26 at 6:58 am to OldmanBeasley
Absolutely.
I love baseball and am very traditional about it (I loathe interleague play, for example) but the players abused the pace of the game, so to speak, until it was becoming an unwatchable exercise in standing around, spitting, waiting, fussing with shite …
I love baseball and am very traditional about it (I loathe interleague play, for example) but the players abused the pace of the game, so to speak, until it was becoming an unwatchable exercise in standing around, spitting, waiting, fussing with shite …
Posted on 3/25/26 at 7:00 am to SoDakHawk
quote:
Pace of play could have been enforced by the umpire without needing a clock. MLB didn't even try it that way first.
They did try it that way.
Major League Baseball introduces new rules to speed up their games
Posted on 3/25/26 at 7:06 am to SoDakHawk
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Pace of play could have been enforced by the umpire without needing a clock. MLB didn't even try it that way first.
I agree with your post, but the problem with that solution is that everyone is so anti-umpire now. They’d never give them the leeway to selectively enforce it.
The idiosyncrasies of the umpires was also part of the fabric of the game that America loved.
In the pursuit of perfection, we are forgetting that it’s just a game. It doesn’t need to be perfect. It needs to be inspiring and beautiful.
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