tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post8289486556220393953..comments2024-03-28T19:45:50.194-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Three-Batter Minimum Rule (Which Will Not Shorten Game Times) Takes Effect March 12allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-62134806055738849872020-02-13T06:07:53.043-08:002020-02-13T06:07:53.043-08:00And David Price will still take 25-30 seconds betw...And David Price will still take 25-30 seconds between pitches.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275164807141705059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36715076820709314752020-02-13T05:30:56.958-08:002020-02-13T05:30:56.958-08:00Almost every rule change that has been implemented...Almost every rule change that has been implemented has done NOTHING to speed up the game. Limiting the number of visits to the mound that doesn't result in a pitching change to six? Garbage. The automatic intentional walk with no pitches thrown? Pointless. ...and yet the length of the commercial breaks between innings hasn't changed; if nothing, it has increased. Shaving even 30 seconds off those breaks would shave nearly ten minutes per nine-inning game, which would have more impact than anything Manfred and his yes-men have prescribed.FenFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093124081174881768noreply@blogger.com