I know there are many baseball fans out there — some of whom I’ve heard from! — who aren’t all about the new MLB pitch clock that’s making games faster.
To them, I’ll repeat that the fix is not for old-school seamheads but for future generations of fans who will hopefully keep the game going. And even with some of the kinks and quirks that have popped up like a spring training game ending with a tie due to a violation, it’s going to make the sport better.
If you’re not convinced with what I have to say, then let me show you a video posted by the always-terrific Pitching Ninja, Rob Friedman. It’s a side-by-side comparison of an entire inning being pitched before one pitch was thrown in a pre-clock game.
Landon Knack throwing an entire half inning vs. Pedro Báez throwing 1 pitch. pic.twitter.com/wHa2p6K7k8
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) February 27, 2023
What’s better? The left, with all that action, or the right?
I thought so.
