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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefGritty" data-source="post: 1727568" data-attributes="member: 746137"><p>I made a very nerdy spreadsheet about this awhile back pulling data from Fangraphs and Baseball Reference.</p><p></p><p>Essentially looking at both the growth in "three true outcomes" (HR, K, BB) and decline in SB attempts, along with the lengthening time of game. There are both fewer moments of action and a longer game, they compound one another.</p><p></p><p>The crucial column there is the "Mins/Play" one, essentially how many minutes go by between plays in the field (either a ball hit in play or a SB attempt) in the average game.</p><p></p><p>2.4 minutes in 1976, under 3 minutes as late as 2005, 3.3 minutes even in 2015, 3.9 minutes last year and taking a jump every year now.</p><p></p><p>Bring back the old baseball!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]15892[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefGritty, post: 1727568, member: 746137"] I made a very nerdy spreadsheet about this awhile back pulling data from Fangraphs and Baseball Reference. Essentially looking at both the growth in "three true outcomes" (HR, K, BB) and decline in SB attempts, along with the lengthening time of game. There are both fewer moments of action and a longer game, they compound one another. The crucial column there is the "Mins/Play" one, essentially how many minutes go by between plays in the field (either a ball hit in play or a SB attempt) in the average game. 2.4 minutes in 1976, under 3 minutes as late as 2005, 3.3 minutes even in 2015, 3.9 minutes last year and taking a jump every year now. Bring back the old baseball! [ATTACH type="full" alt="MLB Pace.jpg"]15892[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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