(04-03-2021 08:51 PM)B_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(04-03-2021 08:47 PM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(04-03-2021 08:46 PM)B_Hawk06 Wrote:  If these were kids learning the game, fine. To do that kind of nonsense at the college and pro level is absurd, IMO.


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It’s not about that. It’s an attempt to keep games from going on forever and taxing pitching staffs in the process.

I’m not a fan either but the logic behind it makes some sense. 16 inning type games aren’t good for anyone.

I’m not an idiot. I understand why they did it. I just think it’s silly. Also, I’ve been to a couple MLB games that went more at least 14 innings. It was awesome.

The real issue, if you want to go that route is the American desire for instant gratification over getting a better feeling using patience. We have become a society that needs instant gratification constantly. This is a direct result of that.


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Ok, maybe some fans get entertained by a game that long. But there’s no doubt that MLB teams playing a 162 game season with limited rosters have zero interest in regular season games taking that long to complete. There’s just no upside to it. Not when 9 inning games take so long and require so many pitchers to complete as it is.

At the collegiate level it’s certainly not as necessary to have the rule due to larger rosters, which is at least partly why not all conferences adopted it.