Though my wife says she'd be happier to go to games if they were just about six innings long, I don't mind. I enjoy the atmosphere, particularly at Wrigley Fiel

Though my wife says she'd be happier to go to games if they were just about six innings long, I don't mind. I enjoy the atmosphere, particularly at Wrigley Field where there's no attempt to keep everyone distracted every second with per-player at-bat song themes and audience participation games during every inning break. The game is designed to be deliberately paced and reflective. Enjoy it for what it is. Pitching and hitting will ebb and flow as it always has. Strategies will change. But the pace is fine.