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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...-response-to-declining-offense-232940947.html
How about just getting a consistent one first?
How about just getting a consistent one first?
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maxe0213
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This
Juan Gris
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In other news, Adam Dunn comes out of retirement..... 
DaClyde
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If they want to speed up the game, enforcing the rulebook strikezone will do that. Making it smaller will just mean a lot more pitches, more walks and longer games. The league officials are hugely short on common sense.
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I agree with this, but then again all this is is a report. I don't think they will do this it's a bad idea plain and simple.
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As was said above, this is just a report, not yet a real thing. But unlike other initiatives that are going on, this one is not about game duration. It is about a steady decline in offense. [Insert comment about offensive decline and PED enforcement policies here.]
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Even so, it's like they are spending a lot of time and money to find ways NOT to just follow the rules they already have.
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Rob Manfred just feels like he has to wreck the game in one month rather than the responsible method of trying things slowly or over several seasons. 2015 should be the year of emphasis on enforcing the rulebook about batters staying in the box and pitchers pitching promptly using umpire discretion (i.e. no pitch clock in MLB). Tweak the pace of game in spring training 2016 as a test if needed but never go to a pitch clock.
BiggioBrooks755
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You dont need a pitch clock
How about this...Batter gets in batters box...pitcher throws the ball...repeat
It would speed up the game if the batters would stop doing all that stupid stuff every time they see a ball throw to them...
How about this...Batter gets in batters box...pitcher throws the ball...repeat
It would speed up the game if the batters would stop doing all that stupid stuff every time they see a ball throw to them...
DaClyde
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Exactly. It is the umpire's choice to grant the batter time, not his obligation. He can simply refuse and let the pitcher throw the ball. I love the rare occasions when that actually happens and the batter takes a strike flatfooted.
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