If Life’s Too Short, Go to a Baseball Game
One need only watch a tape of a complete game of the 1952 World Series to determine why today’s games last so much longer [June 4]. Pitchers used to take less than 20 seconds between pitches and the games lasted about two hours.
Could not the same 24-second clock that saved the NBA also save baseball? If the pitcher didn’t deliver the ball within 24 seconds of the umpire ruling the time period to start, a ball would be called. The umpire would have the discretion to stop the clock when he felt it necessary.
If a five-person basketball team can advance the ball 90 feet, pass it around, set up a play and shoot, all against competition, and all within 24 seconds, why can’t a pitcher make another pitch within the same period of time?
H. ANTHONY MEDLEY
Marina del Rey
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If people don’t like the pace of a baseball game, they should watch tennis or golf.
FRANK CARREON
El Monte
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