The
Tribune did a story yesterday about how long Cubs’ games are taking in the
postseason, 3 hours and 23 minutes on average to be exact. In a way, that’s fast, or at least faster
than the 3:26 average for all playoff games this year. And how long were games in the regular
season? Why, they averaged 3 hours and 5
minutes.
Of
course, fans whose teams are playing don’t care, but regular fans might. Really, who wants to stay up late for all the
commercials and the inane banter in the broadcast booth? It makes yearn for the days of yore, like when
Bill Mazeroski of the Pirates hit his walk-off homerun to win the 1960 World
Series against the Yankees. The score
was 10-9, both teams combining for 24 hits and 5 walks.
Commissioner
Manfred, the game took all of 2 hours and 36 minutes to play. Why do you think that is?
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