New
Commissioner Manfred and the Players’ Association have announced a plan to
speed up the game by basically adapting the same approach a sixth-grade teacher
uses to keep the boys in line: Don’t step out of the box, warm up now, let’s go
the cameras are on. No detention for
breaking the rules, just fines and possible suspensions.
One
thing the mlb.com story didn’t mention was what to do about Fox broadcasts; low
scores are no bar to three-hour plus games; Joe Buck’s droning on only makes it
seem like four. So, a modest suggestion to
the powers that be that could help with Fox and more: Announce a bonus plan starting at, say,
$500,000, for umpiring crews with the shortest average game times over the
course of the season.
Oh,
and a minimum qualifying time of two hours and thirty minutes.
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