KluberSociety
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So I was thinking of the complaints that the games are too slow, and that this is an issue.
I think the focus is generally in the right place with the game clock idea but could end up actually ruining engagement. The reason why being that there's boring stretches of games and interesting stretches of games, and the latter does have an excitement, for which I think putting it on the clock would be immersion-breaking.
I looked at 2021 stats and saw this:
43.6% of plate appearances happen with a runner on base
25.1% of plate appearance happen with a runner in scoring position
If we were to just focus on putting the clock on situations where the bases are empty or nobody past first base, we could deliver on speeding the game up, without making the pitchers feel rushed in big situations or breaking the tense exciting atmosphere. This does not have to specifically deal with these situations but I just kept it simple and I think when implemented it should be kept simple.
Just a thought.
I think the focus is generally in the right place with the game clock idea but could end up actually ruining engagement. The reason why being that there's boring stretches of games and interesting stretches of games, and the latter does have an excitement, for which I think putting it on the clock would be immersion-breaking.
I looked at 2021 stats and saw this:
43.6% of plate appearances happen with a runner on base
25.1% of plate appearance happen with a runner in scoring position
If we were to just focus on putting the clock on situations where the bases are empty or nobody past first base, we could deliver on speeding the game up, without making the pitchers feel rushed in big situations or breaking the tense exciting atmosphere. This does not have to specifically deal with these situations but I just kept it simple and I think when implemented it should be kept simple.
Just a thought.