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<blockquote data-quote="FollowTisdale" data-source="post: 1451678" data-attributes="member: 619279"><p>Raising the mound and shrinking the strike zone is going to have the opposite effect than you think it will. Strike outs are going to rise, breaking balls are much more effective from a higher position. Walks are going to rise, as pitchers aren't as accurate as you think.</p><p></p><p>I think most of the "pace of play" initiatives are worthless. Yes, games take too long. The only thing that's going to meaningfully change that is shorten time between innings and some of the pitching change rules (3 batter minimum, etc.). Personally, I think the best "pace of play" initiatives are the ones that increase balls in play, which will also speed up the game. Strike outs and walks take a long time.</p><p></p><p>They should lower the mound, and move it back another 6 inches. This increases balls in play. You're never going to get players to stop selling out for home runs/ striking out more unless they materially change the rules of the game or equipment. It's like how you're not going to stop players from shooting more 3s in the NBA, the math just works out better that way.</p><p></p><p>Most importantly, baseball isn't broken. It's still very popular regionally and attendance/ revenues continue to rise. The MLBPA just needs a better negotiator and not Tony f'n Clark. Until they change the incentives that are skewed towards having only players in their 1st 6 cheap years, then the free agency drag is going to continue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FollowTisdale, post: 1451678, member: 619279"] Raising the mound and shrinking the strike zone is going to have the opposite effect than you think it will. Strike outs are going to rise, breaking balls are much more effective from a higher position. Walks are going to rise, as pitchers aren't as accurate as you think. I think most of the "pace of play" initiatives are worthless. Yes, games take too long. The only thing that's going to meaningfully change that is shorten time between innings and some of the pitching change rules (3 batter minimum, etc.). Personally, I think the best "pace of play" initiatives are the ones that increase balls in play, which will also speed up the game. Strike outs and walks take a long time. They should lower the mound, and move it back another 6 inches. This increases balls in play. You're never going to get players to stop selling out for home runs/ striking out more unless they materially change the rules of the game or equipment. It's like how you're not going to stop players from shooting more 3s in the NBA, the math just works out better that way. Most importantly, baseball isn't broken. It's still very popular regionally and attendance/ revenues continue to rise. The MLBPA just needs a better negotiator and not Tony f'n Clark. Until they change the incentives that are skewed towards having only players in their 1st 6 cheap years, then the free agency drag is going to continue. [/QUOTE]
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