I applaud Major League Baseball, the NBA, and the NFL for trying to speed up the pace of games in their repsective leagues.
In this new digital, on demand world fans can watch whatever they want. With more TV options than ever before, sponsors want to make sure that eyes are staying on the sports they pay money to advertise in.
If professional sports leagues want to maintain or increase viewership for a two-and-a-half hour period, those leagues need to improve game flow.
The NFL has taken a look at removing commercial breaks after kick offs, Major League Baseball is bringing in a clock to speed up the time between pitches and the NBA is now limiting teams to two time outs — instead of three — in the final three minutes of basketball games.
In recent years, increased commercial breaks and video replays have slowed games down.
It is time to pick up the pace.
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