April 12, 201610 yr Went to my first Clearwater Threshers (Phillies Advanced A) game of the season last night. They had a clock behind the plate and one in the outfield. It appears they are limiting the time between innings and when pitching changes are made to 2 minutes and 25 seconds. The pitcher is being given 15 seconds to go into his wide-up. Also, mound visits were timed, 10 seconds for the catcher, and 30 seconds for a manager/coach. Seemed strange. Has anybody heard about this experiment? The game ended 4-3 Threshers in 8 and 1/2. It took right at 2 hours to complete.
April 12, 201610 yr Just like weeding tobacco out of MLB started in the Minors, speeding the game up is starting down there also. Teaching hitters and pitchers to work at a faster pace until it becomes natural. At some point a faster pace will reach the Big Leagues.
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