Pitch clock ends a game on automatic strike 3

[philliesfan]

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

[BobC]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

+1

That is one of the dumbest things I ever heard of. You end a game that never in over 150 years had a time limit and clock......because of a time limit and clock.

[Jim65]

If you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the Umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

[Carter08]

Originally Posted by Jim65

If you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the Umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

Plus 1. Hitters created this issue with their ridiculous routines between every single pitch.

[Kutcher55]

Originally Posted by jim65

if you don't want the game to end like that, then get your ass in the batters box. I'm glad the umpires are enforcing the rule, the players will adjust and the game will be better for it.

+1000

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Watch game 1 of the 1968 series to see how fast Gibson and Lolich worked. Dick McAuliffe is lucky he didn't get one in the ear, having to literally pick up dirt and spit on his hands between EVERY pitch. But the second his ass was in the box the ball was coming. It's a shame the game has to legislate this, but man it is so much easier to watch when you don't have a minute to kill between each pitch!

[steve B]

And now they're saying a pitcher can't pitch until the batter is in the box and "aware" of the pitcher. Which is determined by the batter looking at the pitcher?!

Speed up, but not that much.

Everything they do to make the game "better" just effs it up more.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by steve B

And now they're saying a pitcher can't pitch until the batter is in the box and "aware" of the pitcher. Which is determined by the batter looking at the pitcher?!

Speed up, but not that much.

Everything they do to make the game "better" just effs it up more.

and they are adjusting and learning during spring break but I could see the umps screwing up some "awareness" and there being issues

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by steve B

And now they're saying a pitcher can't pitch until the batter is in the box and "aware" of the pitcher. Which is determined by the batter looking at the pitcher?!

Speed up, but not that much.

Everything they do to make the game "better" just effs it up more.

I believe the batter has to be in the box and "aware" by 8 seconds left.

There's going to be a lot of cat and mousing and strategizing going on.

Some batters will be stepped out of the batters box, and will set just before 8 seconds, and some pitchers will try and get the ball out of their hands as quickly as possible if they see the batter set at 19 seconds.

I've been to lots of Minor League games with a pitch clock, and I never really noticed it being much of a factor at all.

That said, minor league games have always been played at a brisker pace then MLB games. Lots less arguing balls & strikes, and aside from some colorful clips on Youtube, there's much less arguing with the umps in general...even on very obvious bad calls. Very little screwing around.

It was almost always...get these guys playing time, get the games done as quick as possible, and move on to the next town.

I think there will be lots more strategizing just to get the tiniest edge possible at the Major League level.

What's also great about Minor League ball? I've yet to see a Neil Diamond impersonator between innings of a Major League game, or a wrestling event in tandem with an MLB game. Friday night Fireworks shows are also pretty great.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by philliesfan

A Game should never end like this. Maybe they should eliminate the clock in the ninth inning. This is horrible.

Imagine if you will.....this exact situation in game 7 of the World Series. That's ugly.

Bob

That's why they're enforcing the rules strictly in spring training when the games don't count. By the time they get to the World Series, if the players haven't adjusted by then, they have no one to blame but themselves.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Carter08

Plus 1. Hitters created this issue with their ridiculous routines between every single pitch.

Originally Posted by jayshum

That's why they're enforcing the rules strictly in spring training when the games don't count. By the time they get to the World Series, if the players haven't adjusted by then, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Not disagreeing with the rule. I like it if it helps speed up the game and does not take away from it.
Tried in minors and had good potential.

Just wondering in situational baseball from both the pitcher and hitters side of it like when men are on base especially in critical spots and as said above I just do not want a game to be ended on an automatic out or on the flip side an automatic ball either(ie bases loaded and full count on the batter)

[D. Bergin]

I wonder if they will relax the rules a bit in the Playoffs with higher stakes involved.

I don't believe there's ghost runners in the Playoffs, and in Hockey, they don't have shoot-outs in the Playoffs. You play until you score, or you fall down from exhaustion.

I have a feeling they're not too concerned about shortening games once Playoff/World Series baseball starts up. More time to sell commercial spots.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

I wonder if they will relax the rules a bit in the Playoffs with higher stakes involved.

I don't believe there's ghost runners in the Playoffs, and in Hockey, they don't have shoot-outs in the Playoffs. You play until you score, or you fall down from exhaustion.

I have a feeling they're not too concerned about shortening games once Playoff/World Series baseball starts up. More time to sell commercial spots.

It wouldn't surprise me. I can't think of a single person (other than maybe Manfred) who would be happy with that outcome

[RCMcKenzie]

The Astros v Nationals game just went 2 hours and 5 minutes. Is that what the fans wanted?

The people I know that don't like baseball won't watch for 10 minutes. I hope they get rid of the time clocks. Also, what are those giant white boxes on the infield?

[JollyElm]

Maybe team uniforms should be made by The Ringling Bros. to reflect what a clown show MLB is becoming.