277 minutes. 38 players, 14 pitchers, 12 pitching changes. regular replay reviews. and countless, countless, meetings on the mound. without the meetings, pitching changes, batting glove adjustments somewhere you ll find a three-hour gym. instead a nearly five-hour endurance test. took my son it game, a school night. special night and we had to leave in the ninth inning of a nine inning game. why? transportation and dilemmas. challenge to the baseball commissioner. watch that game again. minute by minute. if you can bear it. then do something. edit out the following or put in a pitch clock. don t let batters step out of the box as many time. limit times to the mound. cut commercial time. something, anything, please. all of us baseball fans beg you. you have a great sport, but time is not on your side. we ll be right back.