Do you believe the MLB should limit the time MLB hitters spend out of the batters box between pitches?

by CAPISCE Posted 2012/06/29 20:22:17

Related Topics: Sports, MLB, Hitter, believe, Time

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	YES	4 votes	67%
	No	2 votes	33%

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Bob DiN 2012/06/30 05:35:28

No

Let the hitters do their thing.

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prosperhappily 2012/06/29 22:51:29

YES

+2
I think they should work to speed up the game.

When I was a kid, games generally took about 2 hrs. Today they usually go 3. And, if it's Yankees vs Red Sox, 4 hrs isn't out of the question. That's too long.

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Superman 2012/06/29 20:27:39

No

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Loosely not strictly. I think an umpire should have the discretion to both hurry up the pitcher and hitter by giving some warning before calling a delay of game with some penalty. I don't like the idea of saying, alright youve got 10 second and i've got a timer lets go.

There are plenty of other ways to speed up the game than that.

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CAPISCE to Superman 2012/06/29 20:29:25

I think the whole fixing your gloves, tapping your cleats, 3-4 practice swings between pitches is too much.

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Superman to CAPISCE 2012/06/29 20:54:00

I think in the long run thats not too big a deal. Let players have their quirks.

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prosper... to Superman 2012/06/29 22:53:27

+1
Yeah, they've got to find a way to shorten the game without instituting something similar to basketball's shot clock.

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Superman to prosper... 2012/07/02 01:46:58

Its simple, instant replay and shortening commercial breaks.

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prosper... to Superman 2012/07/09 22:33:49

+1
I don't see them shortening commercial breaks. That's where they make their money.

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