Reply #29: The deadly combination of slow and repetitive [View All]

It's not just that nearly all the 'action' is confined to three players: the pitcher, the catcher, and the batter where 90% of it is just the pitcher throwing and the catcher catching, what kills it for me is that this monotonous back and forth of the ball is further drawn out by the batter stepping out of the box for little 'time outs' and the pitcher likewise going off the mound for 'conferences' or just to scratch himself. If all of this could be way cut back, say with a 24 second clock or something like in basketball, I think it would greatly improve both the game pace and the interest of the viewers, and as a result increase the game's popularity which (I think) has been waning over the last couple of decades or so.