Red Sox principal owner
John Henry believes a 30-second pitch clock will migrate from the AA and AAA levels (where it will be in force
this season) to the major leagues "in a couple of years"—and he likes it. Curiously, though, Henry says he is not concerned with the
length of games, just the
pace. While there is a subtle difference, they are
clearly connected. Here's his puzzling quote,
"I don't think it's about shortening the game. We just introduced replay, which has lengthened the game. Our concern was not how long the game is going. Our concern is the pace of play. We thought that had gotten away from us in the last 50 years and needed to be addressed." Huh? Ultimately, it's the turgid three and four hour contests that will send Millennials off to something more exciting—not whether
Clay Buchholz appears to be delivering the ball in a set time frame.
