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Old 06-29-2019, 08:59 PM   #391
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by tarcone View Post
I think there would be an adjustment that pitchers would be more aggressive.

We already have an abundance of pitchers that can't get people out, and you want them to be more aggressive?

I strongly suspect that what you suggest would lead to 17-13 games becoming more commonplace ... and that, in turn, lengthens games rather than shorten them.

But here, lemme throw you a bone. How about allowing hitters something like two foul balls with two strikes and then the next one counts as a strike? Bet that cuts more pitches from the game than your original suggestion.
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