New rule has trimmed a half hour off games so far in 2023, forcing Don Orsillo, Mark Grant, Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr. to adjust
Padres radio broadcaster Jesse Agler scrolls through the files on his laptop at Petco Park, and the ridiculous volume of information available is astounding.
When Agler read something tantalizing in December about Andrew McCutchen wearing No. 22 again with the Pirates, a morsel that would be unusable until at least late June, it landed in a file.Even in the recent era of plodding and tortuous pace of play, there was zero chance of getting all that research into a game. Even as the sluggishness of games grew, plenty of baseball brain candy found its way to the cutting-room floor., at-bats are faster. Innings are faster. Games are faster.
Shorter games offer clear benefits to players. They stand around on defense less. There’s more time for treatment and family. It already is doing the same for broadcasters.“It’s only been a couple of weeks, but I feel 10 times better at this stage,” said Orsillo, who recently finished his 23MLB spring-training lap. “The wear and tear on my voice the first couple weeks, I generally become hoarse. I have to build up a certain level, voice wise, much like a gearing up for the season.
Under the new rules, the batter must be ready and the pitcher must throw in 15 seconds. The timer moves to 20 seconds if a runner is on base.“Getting into details on things, everything’s happening so much faster,” Agler’s booth-mate, Tony Gwynn Jr., said. “You have to start earlier in the inning with a story. At first, it was kind of choppy as we got used to it. It feels like riding a bike now. You kind of get the cadence and how it’s going to roll.
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