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Message: [QUOTE="tentoes4rings, post: 2708874, member: 754"] I’m a huge baseball fan, even I can’t watch a complete game anymore typically. With MLBTV, I like flipping around to different games and coming back to the Red Sox game. So while I’m still watching baseball, I find it difficult to watch one game uninterrupted. There are probably 20 minutes that can be shaved off each game easily, here are some of my thoughts as to how: -Limit batters to step out once per at bat, as Jibsey said, any occurrence beyond that results in a strike -Reduce the number of warmup pitches a pitcher gets to 3. While the mound may be different, they’ve already been warming up in the pen, so that’s redundant and a waste of time. Last night, James Paxton was removed after 100 pitches, despite having a 16k shutout after 7 innings. His pen blew the game immediately. If you cut down the warmup pitches each game, guys could throw more actual pitches and reliance on bullpens would go down, shortening games. -Have relievers in dugout, ready to take field with team, if they’re starting an inning and follow the 3 warmup pitch rule. -Limit the # of pickoff attempts each batter. Fans get very frustrated and impatient when pitchers throw over to first, 5 or 6 times during one at bat. Other than cutting down on replay time, time between pitches, and stepping out of the box, I see the bullpen as the main way to cut down on time of play. Having a much more efficient process with pitching changes, warming up etc would go a long way towards crisping up the game and bringing back fan interest. [/QUOTE]

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