The pitch clock was one of the main topics of discussion on sports talk radio nationwide on Monday, and most of WFAN’s hosts seem to love it – with Tiki at least wondering if it makes baseball too fast.
But, in the midst of watching the Mets play a spring training game that still went under three hours even with a 12-7 final and a ton of mid-inning pitching changes, it made the guys wonder what
To wit: Mookie Wilson’s famous 10-pitch at-bat in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series lasted nearly three-and-a-half minutes from first pitch to the ball going through Bill Buckner’s legs, not including nearly a minute of theatrics before the at-bat started.
That’s because, at times, there were 20-30 seconds between some pitches, with Red Sox second baseman Marty Barrett coming over to chat with pitcher Bob Stanley at one point.
“Aww, Bob Stanley, he was a slow, plodding, methodical pitcher, he took forever,” BT said. “He just looked like a non-athlete too!”
And so the guys debated: is 3:30 too long, even for a 10-pitch at-bat that was a walk-off in a deciding game of the World Series?
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Producer Pete Hoffman seemed conflicted.
“I’m not opposed to it all, but I liked there were moments where they took a step back,” Hoff said, “but now, you can’t step back, you just have to step up and throw the ball.”
“It allows the drama to build,” Tiki added.
BT’s response?
“Yeah, but I love my life more!” he said. “For the advancement of the sport, I’m willing to lose a little bit of whatever in that moment, especially since most of them come in meaningless situations.”
BT would be okay with an amendment in the playoffs, especially the late innings, but “I just know you have to sacrifice something you might like to get something that in the long run is better.”
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