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Post by asm19 on Nov 15, 2023 15:26:31 GMT -5
"Major League Baseball's competition committee is weighing a proposal that would reduce the pitch clock with runners on base from 20 seconds to 18 next season, aiming to reverse a late-season trend that saw the average time of game increase by seven minutes, sources told ESPN. MLB's competition committee, which includes six members representing teams, four players and one umpire, heard the proposal to shave the clock as well as cut down mound visits from five per game to four, sources said. The 15-second clock without runners on base would remain the same, sources said." www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38906818/sources-mlb-considers-reducing-pitch-clock-runners-onAnecdotally, in the second half it seemed like there were more things like phantom PitchCom issues as well as other inventive ways of gaming the pitch timer? Maybe just give the Umps access to the PitchCom when necessary to curtail fake technical difficulties? |
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Post by 0ap0 on Nov 16, 2023 9:25:11 GMT -5
Anecdotally, in the second half it seemed like there were more things like phantom PitchCom issues as well as other inventive ways of gaming the pitch timer? Maybe just give the Umps access to the PitchCom when necessary to curtail fake technical difficulties? In my opinion, if there are real reasons players need to get around the clock (beyond "it's about to expire and I haven't thrown the ball yet") the clock rules ought to be changed to allow that. Either by having those scenarios built in as exceptions or generically by allowing teams one or two clock violations per game. These exceptions shouldn't/wouldn't add several minutes to the games, and I've no issue with wanting to tweak things to make sure they aren't dragging needlessly. |
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Post by congusgambler33 on Nov 16, 2023 10:49:28 GMT -5
Would the powers that be have the info to determine the difference between the 20 second implementation versus the 18 second one? They are so good at balls and strikes.
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Post by nomar on Nov 16, 2023 11:03:06 GMT -5
"Major League Baseball's competition committee is weighing a proposal that would reduce the pitch clock with runners on base from 20 seconds to 18 next season, aiming to reverse a late-season trend that saw the average time of game increase by seven minutes, sources told ESPN. MLB's competition committee, which includes six members representing teams, four players and one umpire, heard the proposal to shave the clock as well as cut down mound visits from five per game to four, sources said. The 15-second clock without runners on base would remain the same, sources said." www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38906818/sources-mlb-considers-reducing-pitch-clock-runners-onAnecdotally, in the second half it seemed like there were more things like phantom PitchCom issues as well as other inventive ways of gaming the pitch timer? Maybe just give the Umps access to the PitchCom when necessary to curtail fake technical difficulties? PitchCom: Slider Angel Hernandez: What the f*** did you just call me? |
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Post by okin15 on Nov 16, 2023 16:35:33 GMT -5
As batters and pitchers start trying to go right up to the pitch clock, they're going to have to shave a couple of seconds off in order to keep the game time down.
As the pitch clock becomes common-place (like in 5 years), I'd like to see them get creative with solutions:
-more time in critical situations ( some combo of: close game, runners on, full count, late, playoffs, etc.)
-maybe less time when the game isn't close
-maybe incentivize quicker pitches early with a pitch-clock bank: you get to keep 33% of the seconds you don't use for later in the at-bat or inning or something
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Post by Guidas on Nov 16, 2023 18:20:59 GMT -5
Are they trying to injure every pitcher, or just the ones who throw the ball?
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Post by wcsoxfan on Nov 16, 2023 18:31:03 GMT -5
Are they trying to injure every pitcher, or just the ones who throw the ball? Could be they're incentivizing teams to move toward pitchers that don't throw the ball in order to keep injuries down. |
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Post by cba82 on Nov 17, 2023 11:15:46 GMT -5
“As the pitch clock becomes common-place (like in 5 years)” — The pitch clock became commonplace during the 2023 season, and quickly.
Jayson Stark in The Athletic today (November 17) has a comprehensive recap of the rule changes and their impact on the game.
It would be hyperbole to say that the rule changes “saved baseball,” but they certainly had a material impact on the game across multiple dimensions.
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Post by asm19 on Dec 21, 2023 18:29:45 GMT -5
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