Why Are We In Such A Hurry?

Originally Published: May 27, 2010 2:36 AM CDT The SEC is experimenting with some &ldquo;time limits&rdquo; at this week&rsquo;s conference baseball

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:22 pm

By: News On 6

Originally Published: May 27, 2010 2:36 AM CDT

The SEC is experimenting with some “time limits” at this week’s conference baseball championship.  SEC officials say the experimentation is at the request of conference coaches and not television executives.If there are no runners on base, a pitcher will have 20 seconds in which to deliver a pitch or a ball will be called.  Consequently, if a batter is not in the box and ready with 5 seconds left on that clock, a strike will be called.Teams are also being given only 90 seconds between half innings.My first reaction to all of this waswho are the remote control, MTV generation, attention deficit disorder suffering experts who are worried about the length of a baseball game?  That’s one of the beauties of the gamethere’s no time limit!When I attend a game as a fan, I usually have a good deal of money invested in going to the game.  I’m not worried about investing a little more time.  Give me my money’s worth.But after calming down it occurred to me that the time limits might encourage television networks to broadcast more college baseball games.  If the games more readily fit within network time constraints, perhaps we will see more of them.I’m a big college baseball fan.  Anything that will increase exposure of the sport is a good thing at this point.  Okay SEC, prove to me that time limits will increase the exposure of college baseball.  But make it fast, I’ve gotta watch the American Idol finale.