Many factors are contributing to long games such as the increased use of the bullpen and instant replay. In September, MLB commissioner Bud Selig created a committee to focus on decreasing the length of games and improving the overall pace of play. What are your suggestions to speed up the game?

This is why I stopped watching. Agonizingly boring.

Solution is simple - play clock just like in football. Batter isn't ready, pitch still counts. Pitcher doesn't pitch, automatic ball.

Quite easily done.

I don't mind the longer games as long as the use of instant replay makes sure that something like this never happens again: https://www.youtube.com/watch…

I agree, baseball needs instant replay just like other sports. That video is a perfect example why.

And Noah, that's a great idea. The players are largely responsible for the slow play. Too much unnecessary downtime in between pitches.

He was totally safe.

If you took away all the down time, here is what baseball looks like:

Approx 120 pitches per team = 240 pitches total.

From beginning to end of "play" with windup, delivery, swing, any hit - average of let's say 5 seconds.

240 pitches x 5 seconds = 20 minutes.

So 3+ hours of baseball is really just 20 minutes of anything happening.

That's even more ridiculous when you compare baseball to lets say Soccer. Continuous play for 90min in only 90min. Half the time of a baseball game.

There is an interesting stat over at Fangraphs. Its called "Pace" and it measures how much time a pitcher takes between pitches. It basically confirms what we already know. Pitchers take too much time. www.fangraphs.com/blogs/pitch…

And soccer is the world's greatest sport. Thanks Kamil. I didn't want to be the first to point that out.