JVL -- Sentimental traditionalists love the game of baseball to death. And seem bound and determined to take it there.
The game has become essentially unwatchable -- and has in fact been watched less and less for decades -- in part due to its paucity of action (especially for viewers not in the park). If we want baseball to again be more …
JVL -- Sentimental traditionalists love the game of baseball to death. And seem bound and determined to take it there.
The game has become essentially unwatchable -- and has in fact been watched less and less for decades -- in part due to its paucity of action (especially for viewers not in the park). If we want baseball to again be more than mere background noise in bars producing occasional sports highlights, it needed/still needs to change.
The pitch clock (and the associated rules preventing a batter from stepping out to adjust his athletic supporter between every pitch is a fantastic change.
JVL -- Sentimental traditionalists love the game of baseball to death. And seem bound and determined to take it there.
The game has become essentially unwatchable -- and has in fact been watched less and less for decades -- in part due to its paucity of action (especially for viewers not in the park). If we want baseball to again be more than mere background noise in bars producing occasional sports highlights, it needed/still needs to change.
The pitch clock (and the associated rules preventing a batter from stepping out to adjust his athletic supporter between every pitch is a fantastic change.