used to enjoy the contest of pacing between batter and pitcher. baseball is a lot less relaxing now with that fucking clock ticking down in the corner of the screen. if you must have a clock at least stop fucking showing it on the overlay graphics MLB
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The rules committee had 4 rank and file union representatives for the players and all 4 voted against the pitch clock and defensive shift ban. They all supported the increased base size.
This is not just a fan issue but a working conditions issue
Certainly fair. I wonder if the players were an even 2 and 2 position players/hitters and pitchers
I wonder how much of that player input is driven by simple preference vs. concern about working conditions. The shift, for instance, doesn't seem to have a big impact on working conditions.
The pitch clock seems very stressful
Yeah, that one I can see being a legit working conditions issue (especially if pitchers think it will impact the likelihood of injury). But voting against both suggests at least some of the decision is just preference.