Interesting article. While I find myself agreeing with most of it, I also see an inconsistency. Much of the complaining about attempts to speed up the game are by the same folks who decry the starting pitcher only going 5 innings, multiple pitching changes, shifts, designate hitters...in short, all the things that have made the games longer. It's almost as if they're saying "we don't care how long the game takes, as long as it fits in the time frame we think is reasonable." I get that they're arguing against those specific things, but why? Because it changes the fundamental nature of the game? I don't think so. They're against those things because it slows the game down. Which they then turn around and argue they don't care about. It's a vicious circle.
