[dfwgator]

Of course back then, the time it took to play a doubleheader is the same that it takes to play one game today.

[Alberta's Child]

And it wasn't all that unusual for pitchers to start both games of a doubleheader, too.

Knuckleballer Wilbur Wood was the last pitcher to do this -- in 1973. That was an unusual case, though. He was pulled in the first inning of the first game after fewer than 30 pitches, so he volunteered to start the second game, too!

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep its crazy how games have gotten longer and longer. They have tried to speed things up and had some success this season.

Its hard to believe how many 3 1/2 to 4 hour games there are. And these are 9,inning games not extra innings.