Yes, calling the rulebook strike zone would help a lot.
The average time between pitches is 23 seconds. If they enforced a 20-second rule, that’s three seconds a pitch, and since the average nine-inning game contains about 300 pitches (give or take a few), that saves 900 seconds, which is 15 minutes, and does it in a way that’s barely noticeable.
I wish they would just enforce the pitch clock instead of limiting how a manager can use his pitching staff. I don’t even like it that they are now ruling you can only carry 13 pitchers on the roster. The more varieties of strategy in building a team the better in my book. Most of the problems that are hurting the modern game can be solved without limiting strategy. I hope they never limit shifts but it’s probably coming. Can’t have one dimensional pull hitters lose out I guess.
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