"I think it might even change how and where you decide to place your outfielders as a result of infielders not being able to go back and forth across the diamond," San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler pointed out. They can't move back into the outfield grass, either. Starting next season, a team must have two infielders on each side of second base. No longer will a team be able to move its third baseman to short right field because the analytics say that's where the ball is most likely to be hit. Right behind speeding up the game is juicing up the offense, which is why it also makes sense to dramatically limit the radical shifts that now dominate the game. "I can evolve with the times and be open-minded," he said. "We don't want that."īut teammate Mark Canha is ready to give it a try. "They're going to be out of their comfort zones and that could potentially affect some jobs," New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor said. Not surprisingly, players who have incorporated all sorts of nonsense into their routines are not happy with the idea of having to step into the batter's box or deliver a pitch in a reasonable amount of time. We're all for that sort of reduction in the big leagues, where the average time of a nine-inning game is 3:07. The clock has sure worked in the minors, reducing the average time of a nine-inning game from 3 hours, 4 minutes last year to 2:38 this season. The most welcome, necessary changes are the pitch clock and related measures to reduce all that wasted time between pitches, which has made the game about as exciting to watch as a filibuster on C-SPAN. But, he quickly added, "I think anything that can speed up the game, put more action in the game and keep players healthy, I'm all for it." "I'm real traditional," Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson said before a game against Washington.
#Bust a move 4 no sound free#
It's probably too late to lure back those who've already found better ways to spend their free time than watching grown men adjust their batting gloves, fiddle with their helmets and step off the rubber between almost every pitch.īut maybe, when future generations hear about this peculiar sport while visiting grandpa and grandma, they might be more receptive if most games are being completed in less than three hours. MLB really had no choice, given that many kids have abandoned the game and the typical ballpark crowd looks like it was mostly bused in from a retirement home. No question, these are all major adjustments to the rule book, right up there with the designated hitter, the lowering of the pitching mound, and the outlawing of the spitball.
Pitch clocks, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases were approved Friday in one of the most significant days in the history of the national pastime. ATLANTA - The suits at Major League Baseball finally got one right, taking significant steps to speed up their dawdling game.
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