re: Braves @ Astros World Series Game 1

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Why are these games so fricking long? Is it impossible to play baseball in 3.5 hours now?

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Every pitcher has to slow pace around the back of the mound, every batter has to step out and tighten their gloves, and every manager loves a good meeting on the mound with a high volume of pitching changes.

I remember growing up a regular season Braves game would start at 7:15/7:30 and you could reliably expect the game to finish up around 10/10:30. Granted, that's the regular season, but still... 4 hours plus for a baseball game is horrible for the growth of the sport.