re game length was re braves update in article apr adobe com snichols adobe com sherri nichols writes haven t been to many a s games have you there s also a difference in how tolerant i am of long games if i m watching them on the tube and if i m going there in person for me going to an a s game has become a major commitment of time one that i m not willing to make that often the length of their games is costing the a s revenue from me i stopped going to a s games some years ago while i still lived inthe bay area for exactly this reason i believe the length of their games has been institutionalized by larussa duncan they encourage their pitchers to be overly deliberate to throw to first often to study the catchers signals and so on and almost every a s hitter takes a step out of the box after every pitch this is not imo a coincidence this is planned and i hate it as for the gant situation i did not see the game or the replays but i do wonder what if gant had requested a time out would hirschbeck have been required to give it to him could he have denied the requst for all he the ump knew gant could have had dirt in his eye mark singer mss netcom com
