Terry Frei complains about the length of baseball games, and likes the one foot in the batter’s box rule:
Thankfully for Coloradans, one of the measures MLB will try is that hitters generally must keep one foot in the batter’s box between pitches.
Troy Tulowitzki is a great player, but his at-bats are tortuous to watch … granted, until the payoff for one of the best hitters in the game. Step out. Unstrap, restrap the batting gloves. Play with the helmet. On alternating pitches, either recite James Earl Jones‘ “Field of Dreams” soliloquy or hum a verse of John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.” (OK, I made that up. But it just seems like it.) And then step back in.
Tulo is far from alone in his approach, but he’s the worst transgressor.
Mike Hargrove back when he played, and at the time it was a bit unique and fun to watch. Now, it’s just a drag.
I love watching baseball games, I love the pitcher vs. hitter match up where even a light hitting Bucky Dent can change the course of a season. Take a couple of seconds to get ready to hit or pitch. But only a couple of seconds. I am not spending my money or time to watch you walk around or adjust your hitting glove once again.
He means “torturous”– like torture — not “tortuous.”
Wasn’t Hargrove known jokingly as the human rain delay?
I agree with this change. Nomar Garciaparra used to have a hideous routine that looked like a very bad case of OCD.
Tom Andersen » Yes he was. For some reason, he felt he needed to screw his thumb back into his hand after every pitch.