Pros and Cons of a Pitch Clock

[h2oface]

23 hours ago, bean5302 said:

MLB rule 8.04 states a pitcher with possession of the ball and a batter in the box, the pitcher must deliver a pitch within 12 seconds or there will be a called "ball" for delaying the game when no runner are on base and the pitcher has the ball. A pitcher can be ejected from the game for multiple violations.

I mean really, there is already a rule that is being ignored!

Love a pitch clock, but it should also come with a caveat that the batter has to step into the box within 5 seconds of the pitcher standing on the rubber ready to pitch, or he gets an automatic strike. Goes both ways when it comes to wasting time. I am really tired of watching these prima donnas adjust their gloves every pitch and grabbing their balls. The game itself is still without a timed ending.

I hate changing the base 3 inches.

I hate a free runner on second in extras.

Do not move the mound/pitching rubber at all!

I hate excessive shifts. Minimum 2 infielders on each side of second before the pitch is good enough. Also, letting an outfielder come to the infield is fine.

I hate MLB games, even double headers, ever being 7 innings. Hate hate hate that.

I hate a ghost win in the playoffs. I hate so many teams getting in the playoffs. I guess I could go with 12 (10 is plenty), but any team that is not even above .500 (not at .500 or less) for the season and they are ineligible and it reduces the number automatically. I thind the seeds should go totally based on W-L record regardless of the division, like the NBA. 

[bean5302]

22 minutes ago, h2oface said:

...Love a pitch clock, but it should also come with a caveat that the batter has to step into the box within 5 seconds of the pitcher standing on the rubber ready to pitch, or he gets an automatic strike...

I still remember when the league tried to enforce the pace of play rules limiting batters from stepping out of the box and guys like Gardy lost their minds when strikes were called 

https://www.twincities.com/2008/06/15/gardenhire-irate-over-speed-up-called-strike-in-loss-to-brewers/

[Nine of twelve]

12 hours ago, Minderbinder said:

The clock timer that's needed more is one between innings.  Give teams 60 seconds to change sides and games will shorten.  Of course, advertisers might whine, but give them in-game crawlers.  I long for the days of 2:20 games.

It used to be that as soon as the third out was recorded it was hustle in, hustle out, batter get your helmet on while the pitcher takes 8 quick ones and play ball. Rarely more than 60 seconds. And the broadcasters had to simply deal with it. But now each half-inning is 2:00. (It was 2:30 but was shortened a few years ago). That's 16 or 17 minutes of nothingness added to every 9-inning game.

[terrydactyls]

16 hours ago, h2oface said:

I mean really, there is already a rule that is being ignored!

Love a pitch clock, but it should also come with a caveat that the batter has to step into the box within 5 seconds of the pitcher standing on the rubber ready to pitch, or he gets an automatic strike. Goes both ways when it comes to wasting time. I am really tired of watching these prima donnas adjust their gloves every pitch and grabbing their balls. The game itself is still without a timed ending.

I hate changing the base 3 inches.

I hate a free runner on second in extras.

Do not move the mound/pitching rubber at all!

I hate excessive shifts. Minimum 2 infielders on each side of second before the pitch is good enough. Also, letting an outfielder come to the infield is fine.

I hate MLB games, even double headers, ever being 7 innings. Hate hate hate that.

I hate a ghost win in the playoffs. I hate so many teams getting in the playoffs. I guess I could go with 12 (10 is plenty), but any team that is not even above .500 (not at .500 or less) for the season and they are ineligible and it reduces the number automatically. I thind the seeds should go totally based on W-L record regardless of the division, like the NBA. 

I forgot all about the ghost win concept.  What an asinine idea!!  Give the better (in theory) team a one-game start to a series is about the dumbest thing I've heard.

[Doc Munson]

I will absolutely HATE it!!  yet at the same time I will not notice a darn thing, Attending a game you will not notice a difference.  Watching on TV however, for at least the first half of the year we will be INUNDATED by the TV announcers talking about it CONSTANTLY.  we will not be able to avoid it. announcers thin it is their job to over explain EVERYTHING. they will compare this to that, try and come up with statistics fo statistics of statistics to show the impact of the clock both in length of games and how it impacts each and every pitcher and hitter individually.   That is my only real fear of the change. just let the game play. there is no need to explain the rule changes.