We morphed to the DH and 154 games to 162. Both of these moves changed the game and the record books. I could live with 7 innings easily. Plus I loved his take on SO's and the Home Run Derby. Somehow baseball has to shorten it's game length. Kaat was easily the best color guy I ever listened to. Period.

Not counting today’s extra inning game, here’s the time of game for the last 8 Yankees games:

3:02

3:21

3:42

3:29

3:05

2:31

3:22

3:11

And 4 of the last 7 twins games were over 3:00 and 20 out of 30 non extra inning games were that long. Simply absurd that games should take that long. Going back to 1988, the twins played 38 non extra inning games over 3:00 for the entire season.

I get tired blaming the length of game all on the players you have to look at ownership and Tv for length of game the time between team changes have added at least 50 minutes a game because of commercials. If they really wanted to speed up the game shorten the number of commercials on team changes.

Just thought about this. Shaving 2 innings off every game means 162 less innings for each team to sell food and merchandise. Thats the equivalent of 18 games. If the owners wouldn’t want to trim down the schedule by 4 home games, they’d never go along with 7 innings.

Final beer sales first time through the lineup?

Sorry Mike... I am a "Traditionalist" and simply cannot agree with you.   You make a lucid and thought provoking argument, but this, like the automated strike zone heresy (also a horrible idea) is a sin against the game.

Just thought about this. Shaving 2 innings off every game means 162 less innings for each team to sell food and merchandise. Thats the equivalent of 18 games. If the owners wouldn’t want to trim down the schedule by 4 home games, they’d never go along with 7 innings.

I am sure they would not, but on the other hand we have no idea what the sales are in the last two innings.  However, just think of how creative they could be for after game parties and events.  The real question is how to change the game so I am not really ready to comment on sales of food.