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Smasher_Sloan said:UPChip said:BTExpress said:Game 7 1960 World Series: 19 runs, 24 hits, 7 pitching changes . . . played in 2 hours, 36 minutes.
That's baseball.
Cliff Lee throws a six-hitter in Game 1 this year . . . and the game takes 3:27. Un-bleeping-acceptable.
And it's going to be that way indefinitely as long as MLB lets the networks dictate policy. Just like Bud Selig's newfound quest for a day World Series game (which has been approached with all the tenacity and sincerity of O.J.'s search for the real killers). He's repeatedly said, "We'd love to do it, but Fox calls the shots and doesn't want to lose the ratings."
Actually, Fox told him they would consider it provided MLB accepted a financial adjustment to reflect the viewership being sacrificed. That's where the conversation ended.
Yeah, Fox put the ball back in Bud's court, and it's been surprisingly quiet ever since. Who knew?