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Rob Manfred has been pretty open about one of his goals being pace of play and speeding up games. Pitch-less intentional walks and limiting mound visits both he
by oplav 8y ago
Rob Manfred has been pretty open about one of his goals being pace of play and speeding up games. Pitch-less intentional walks and limiting mound visits both help achieve that goal.
> proposals like starting extra innings with a runner in scoring position
Manfred has said this is a rule that will not make its way into the majors [0]. The objective is to lower pitch counts for developing pitchers in the minor leagues.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxMK_Wwgvl8&feature=youtu.be&t=555 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxMK_Wwgvl8&feature=youtu.be...
- phamilton 8y ago> Pitch-less intentional walks... help achieve that goal. IBB occurred 970 times in 2017. Assuming the pitch-less intentional walk saves 5 minutes each time it occurs (which is a high estimate), the average game time dropped by 2 minutes. That's not a huge difference. EDIT: had the wrong numbers, updated with the right numbers.
- trophycase 8y agoAverage game time dropping by 2 minutes with miniscule to zero effect on gameplay (may change player fatigue slightly) is absolutely massive in my opinion