The author proposes 7 inning games. My first reaction was to get all irate.
The more I thought about it…
It’d help the league make stars. In theory, pitchers are the most likely baseball players to become stars — they’re on the field 50% of the time, they’re (literally) the center of attention, and TV shows 1,000 close ups of their sweaty faces every game.
A seven inning game would emphasize the starter even more. It’s his show, it’s his game. A rotating cast of relievers won’t be there to steal his thunder in the late innings.
via How To Save Baseball.
They’ve already wrecked all the numbers. There was a silver age of baseball from 1961-2004 and now we’re in the steroids age. Even if the steroids age has ended (I personally have a suspect list), 2012 double wild card baseball is not the same as 1927 baseball.
So…7 innings. Faster game. Get the hell to bed at 9:30. I don’t hate it.
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