Yes, you can do a minute of streaming on the iPhone. But you can't strike out a batter in one minute. And you can't expect a side to be retired in five.

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So, 142 minutes from first pitch to last. There were a total of 262 pitches thrown in those 142 minutes. I'll grant, it's not QUITE two pitches per minute, but it's damned close to it. And if you didn't count commercial time, which singificantly lengthens the time between innings, it would easily get down to 131 minutes, and thus two pitches per minute. Obviously, my sample size was small and it was a decently quick game (though not close to the quickest I've ever seen) but the notion that there's anywhere close to 60 seconds between pitches, even on average, let alone the "minimum amount of time required" is completely asinine.

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In 2008, the average game length was still a little above 2:45. That's 3 innings an hour or one inning every twenty minutes. And there's about 13 pitches per pitcher per inning.

Also, NL games are typically shorter because pitchers are sat down quicker than designated hitters.

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Sometimes they fail all through August, sometimes they choke around Rosh Hashanah. The trick is guessing when the choke comes.

And the Phillies are one of the losingest teams in baseball history. Two championship titles in over 125 years of existence. The only thing remarkable about the Phillies are the fans.

"Phillies fans are the meanest in baseball. They're the sort of people who boo at funerals and cheer bad landings at the airport."

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...if by Cubs you mean Yankees.

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THEY'RE DUE!

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But everyone else preferred the redistribution of profits.

To which he replied, fine if you would prefer to take my profits rather than play on an even field, I will outspend you all until the end of time.

(Because he's kind of vengeful like that.)

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