bmags Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Some how Red Sox games will be 4 hours long still. Cant tell you how happy I’ll be during a week night game in attendance when I’ll look up in the fourth inning and it says 8:15 not 9:30 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 It feels a little rushed to me, but it’s definitely an improvement. I wouldn’t be surprised if they agree to add a little more time. I’m also not crazy about a player getting an automatic strike if he takes a little while to collect himself in the 9th inning of a big game. We’ll see how that plays out. Overall - big improvement. Stone and Benetti are going to have to squeeze the Nationwide jingle in at 45RPM. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, Middle Buffalo said: It feels a little rushed to me, but it’s definitely an improvement. I wouldn’t be surprised if they agree to add a little more time. I’m also not crazy about a player getting an automatic strike if he takes a little while to collect himself in the 9th inning of a big game. We’ll see how that plays out. Overall - big improvement. Stone and Benetti are going to have to squeeze the Nationwide jingle in at 45RPM. I think it will seem less rushed once the players get the hang of it. JJ cooper said by July you barely thought about it in AAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossanoveralls Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 I think the pitch clock will be quite popular. Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 A great improvement. Let's see if there are any unintentional consequences with injuries. Hopefully it leads to better pitching and less continual max effort throwing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 45 minutes ago, ptatc said: A great improvement. Let's see if there are any unintentional consequences with injuries. Hopefully it leads to better pitching and less continual max effort throwing. I feel like it will improve injuries personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 8 minutes ago, bmags said: I feel like it will improve injuries personally. Let's hope. If the pitchers continue with max effort throwing with decreased recovery between pitchers it could make them worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossanoveralls Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 23 minutes ago, ptatc said: Let's hope. If the pitchers continue with max effort throwing with decreased recovery between pitchers it could make them worse. Ooh never considered that. 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 3 hours ago, ptatc said: Let's hope. If the pitchers continue with max effort throwing with decreased recovery between pitchers it could make them worse. It just feels more likely they were throwing max effort more often because they had enough time to recover/wait until perfectly settled. I think some pitcher soft skills of keeping hitters off balance by changing cadence is likely to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 1 hour ago, bmags said: It just feels more likely they were throwing max effort more often because they had enough time to recover/wait until perfectly settled. I think some pitcher soft skills of keeping hitters off balance by changing cadence is likely to come back. They throw max effort because it's the easiest way to strike people out. The recovery between pitches aided that. We'll see if they do become pitchers instead of throwers and maybe go deeper into games even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 7 hours ago, bmags said: Some how Red Sox games will be 4 hours long still. Cant tell you how happy I’ll be during a week night game in attendance when I’ll look up in the fourth inning and it says 8:15 not 9:30 This was so amazing. This and no shift are great. Truly great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossanoveralls Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Chisoxfn said: This was so amazing. This and no shift are great. Truly great. I couldn't agree with you more, Chi. Pitch clock and no shift are both so incredibly groovy. Kill the ghost runner. Stake through its heart. Burn it. Drop the ashes at 30K ft. It's like Meatloaf, Manfred. 2 outta 3 ain't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 8 hours ago, Chisoxfn said: This was so amazing. This and no shift are great. Truly great. I might fall in love with baseball again. Me hates the shift and the adjusting of velcro gloves at the plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 41 minutes ago, greg775 said: I might fall in love with baseball again. Me hates the shift and the adjusting of velcro gloves at the plate. I thought you hated the idea of banning the shift? Or maybe I'm thinking of your hate of "opener" pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootsMcGoots Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I hope they put it up on the score ticker box at some point during the season, like the nba shot clock or nfl playclock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Big improvement in game time so far. I like that it also holds the batter accountable. Too many times you see guys taking practice swings, adjusting their gloves, grabbing their crotch for 30 seconds or more. I'm sure the players will get used to it. Machado bragged that he'll have a lot of 0-1 counts before even stepping foot in the box, but the team will probably correct that attitude rather quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I’m gonna get a jersey with “Pitch Clock” on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy Harold Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 22 hours ago, ptatc said: A great improvement. Let's see if there are any unintentional consequences with injuries. Hopefully it leads to better pitching and less continual max effort throwing. I'd be curious to see if there was any change YoY in the minors when it was implemented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Sleepy Harold said: I'd be curious to see if there was any change YoY in the minors when it was implemented. From what I read, the velo stayed about the same. Of course most of the guys throwing around 100 aren't in AAA, unless they are very young, which you think would mean less recovery time needed. I think the veteran max effort guys are the guys to watch for injury and/or velo drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EloyJenkins Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Are ticket prices gonna reduce? I am not paying 100+ a game for 2 hours. sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: Are ticket prices gonna reduce? I am not paying 100+ a game for 2 hours. sorry Sarcasm? You're paying for 9 innings of baseball, what does it matter how long it takes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, EloyJenkins said: Are ticket prices gonna reduce? I am not paying 100+ a game for 2 hours. sorry Get to the ballpark earlier and take in the atmosphere. The game lengths the past few years are the reason I now walk in like 10 mins before first pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 3 hours ago, Sleepy Harold said: I'd be curious to see if there was any change YoY in the minors when it was implemented. As Dick said there were no statistical significant changes in the minors last year. Those are the younger ones. We need to monitor the older more susceptible pitchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grinder Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 If yr like me, always in a time crunch, I DVR the game and fast forward all the stoppages, commercials, etc, I usually do this for football as those 30 second fast forward frames usually coincide with the ending of a play and start of another 90% of the time, I see no reason to think that it wouldnt work for baseball. I know Im missing part of the commentary and so on but the time it saves makes it advantageous at least for me But agreed, anything to speed up the game is welcome. If only all pitchers were named Mark Buehrle..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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