{"id":1367,"date":"2009-11-13T11:58:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-13T18:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/attractwomenanywhere.com\/blog\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2010-06-04T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2010-06-05T01:53:21","slug":"the-pitch-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/attractwomenanywhere.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/13\/the-pitch-clock\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseball Pitch-Clock"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pitch Clock<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0I started the sports theme so here is another addition to the series.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0OK, the time has come for this!\u00a0 It’s arrival is looooong overdue.\u00a0 I know quite a few of the readers live Internationally and may not be familiar with the game of Baseball.<\/strong>\u00a0 Nevertheless, even if you’ve seen one game in your entire life, you know that grown women can conceive babies, endure pregnancy, and give birth between pitches of a baseball game.\u00a0 It’s one of the biggest reasons I no longer keep up with baseball too much.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0This past season, both local Los Angeles teams (Dodgers\/Angels) made it to the playoffs and it sparked my interest to watch the Baseball playoffs for a bit.\u00a0 Even then, I could not endure an entire game.\u00a0 I had to start watching after the 3rd<\/sup> or 4th<\/sup> Inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Look, NBA Basketball realized the need to speed things up long ago.\u00a0 They devised a shot clock.\u00a0 Simply put: You have 24 seconds to shoot the basketball, and on top of that, the ball MUST hit the rim or you lose possession.\u00a0 With the emergence of today’s lazy players and slow-down, walk the ball as though you’re\u00a0at a BBQ in the park style of coaching, I think the shot-clock ought to be reduced to 20 seconds or less, but that’s fodder for another post.<\/p>\n

\u00a0American Football has a 25 second clock or you get a 5 yard penalty.\u00a0 Normal football (AKA Soccer) has a 90 minute time limit.\u00a0 It would have a possession clock except they change possessions in soccer every 3 to 5 seconds anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Let’s get back to baseball <\/span>though.\u00a0 3 Balls, 2 strikes is what you’re allowed along with unlimited foul balls.\u00a0 Those are the rules and everyone is clear on that.\u00a0 It’s also a given that there is no time limit in Baseball.\u00a0 In fact, it is the only major sport where no one is keeping track of time.\u00a0\u00a0 Football (American football as well as what we refer to as Soccer), Basketball, Hockey, Boxing, MMA, all have time limits.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yes, Baseball forgets time, but time does not forget you.\u00a0 While you’re wasting away in front of TV, you’re still aging, and there really is no sense in prolonging what is an already lengthy game.\u00a0 Games are going 4 to 4.5 hours!\u00a0 This is your life that baseball is wasting away….<\/p>\n

\u00a0So all of that considered?\u00a0\u00a0 How does the Pitch-Clock work?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Is it really necessary to linger between pitches?\u00a0 A pitcher throw the first pitch towards home plate.\u00a0 Ball 1 or Strike 1, it does not matter.\u00a0 The pitch clocks has started.\u00a0 He has 30 seconds to throw the next pitch.\u00a0 Otherwise, it is an automatic BALL!\u00a0 That’s it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0If a batter asks for time, it resets the pitch clock.\u00a0 That really isn’t an issue since batters rarely ask for time. Even then, batters must have a good reason to step outside the plate.\u00a0 You’re getting paid 5 million dollars a year to play ball, not to stand around like a jerkoff and loiter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Only issue that could come up is throwing towards 1st<\/sup> base to keep runner on base.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Would the pitch clock reset every single time he throws to 1st<\/sup>?\u00a0 My suggestion is no.\u00a0 It’d reset to 20.\u00a0 The Pitch-clock operator resets back to 20 after the first baseman throws the ball to the pitcher.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The benefits of this?\u00a0 Games are a little quicker, more action for the fans and it’d bring in more fans to Major League Baseball.\u00a0 Would it tire pitchers out quickly?\u00a0 No?\u00a0 30 seconds is more than enough time and let’s face it, today’s pitchers pitch about 6 innings before they hit the showers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0In decades past, starting baseball pitchers would attempt to have complete games or pitch 8 innings.\u00a0 Now, they pitch 6 Innings.\u00a0 7th<\/sup> inning goes to the “Mid-Reliever” and the “Set-up Guy” comes in the 8th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Finally, we see “The Closer” in the 9th<\/sup>.\u00a0 And yet, with such little workload,\u00a0they still want to stand around and loiter.<\/p>\n

\u00a0With the utilization of so many pitchers and so many pitching changes, often during innings, a pitch clock is sorely needed.\u00a0 The game of baseball is not timed and it never will be.\u00a0 Baseball purist will say that’s the beauty of baseball.\u00a0 While I would not use the adjective “Beautiful” to describe that, I understand the point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Baseball purist will also argue against the Pitch-Clock in anger and violence.\u00a0 Major League Baseball will be hesitant to introduce such a change unless it affects their pocket books.\u00a0 If there could increased revenue by bringing a new fan base, then baseball will suddenly show a spark of interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

See the photo below?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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After a 5 Hour Baseball game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It’s the Jonestown massacre, where the world witnessed a mass suicide.\u00a0 While it is well known that this was a mass suicide, what is not well\u00a0known is the cause of it.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Yes, you read it here first:\u00a0 Slow fucking Baseball game and too much time in between pitches caused these poor bastards to collectively kill themselves.\u00a0 Let’s prevent more massacres.\u00a0 Let’s bring on the Pitch Clock.<\/p>\n

Thanks,
\nCameron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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