20 Innings of Baseball?! Too much?!

[NROBable]

Cricket lasts days

[jazzx251]

Soccer = 90 minutes + 30 minutes extra time + penalties (5 each then sudden death)

I think it should be for Baseball - 9 innings + 3 innings extra + penalty pitches (5 each)

A "penalty pitch" is when the pitcher MUST throw over the plate.

So, if the batter leaves it and it's outside the plate, the batter scores for his team. But the batter also scores just by hitting the ball.

[yanksrulebostonsucks]

i love watching long games with no school next day. and too bad that game was a day game if it began at 9 ir 8 or 10 it would end at 6 in the morning

[dirtybaytexas]

baseball is great but if extra innings go beyond 10 innings then it is not good at all

[BabbarKhalsaZindabad]

Baseballs a joke.

[cicirunner]

Hahaha the Pujols joke was great. I agree.

[mentaldeedeedee]

I love baseball man, playing and watching it.

[TheALBblaze]

That day was fun as hell to good teams battling out

[LeighMet]

Timeless What makes it great to one is impossible for another

[Jordan8789]

Technically a basketball game could last that long since they can't tie but it is highly unlikely. Also football can last 4hrs + even if it is a regular season game. If it is a playoff game I think I've heard of one going half way through a 2nd ot.

[alk61695]

i am from long island. i left to go to bay ridge brooklyn at the end of the 10th inning. we drove all the way to the verizano bridge and back and the game was still on with the score still 0-0. now that is crazy.

[159yankees]

You could've also blamed Tony LaRussa for that. He decided to have his relief pitchers bat with two outs with the bases loaded in extra innings instead of letting his only bench player left pinch hit.

[StephiEllyMariah]

Stephi-I was at that game and I just called it unlimited baseball. It was disappointing when pujols was up to bat with the bases loaded and struck out. But hey, you don't get to see one off those everyday!

[lanahan08]

If you knew the history about baseball you would know that they used to play to 21 runs to win the game.. Now tell me would you have wanted to watch two pitchers try to outdual each other and wait about 40 innings for them to score 5-10 runs... No so they changed it to the more runs at the end of nine innings wins. So your lucky they don't still have it the way they used to... Quit complaining!

[jimbo2346]

I wouldn't say 20 innings is too much. That game was fun as hell.

[PjSportsAddiction1]

20 ending don't happen that often, so I don't think baseball is to long and nothing should be changed about the game, well maybe instant replay.

[tatomuck18]

Keep baseball the way it is. Its been this same way for over 100 years and it shouldnt change.

[TheLastFraudster]

However boring baseball is I'll take it any day over Cricket here in the UK. These guys play games over 5 days and still usually tie the games. Its soooo boring!!!

[baby2bla2009]

I think baseball should implement a sudden death rule--- or time limet or count ties

instead of waiting and letting the game drag on..............

so yea count the the game as a tie

[MrToysmith]

It wouldve been fun if the game was 20 to 19 with 10 or 12 hrs. 20 innings for 3 runs thats like a basketball game going into 4 ot and the score just 90 to 95.

[nunosilvaslb22]

I think that's completly riddiculous.

The League shoud do something....

I'm from Europe, and here nothing compares to your games. I love american sports, but most of the time i can't watch them because of the schedule (here tere are 5 hours! later) and because of the during time...

Sometimes even 3 hours of Football is too much!

There is something to think about.... WE also wanna watch ur games here!

[ejtwice]

it just shows how pathetic the Mets are...20 innings?...bwahaha

[disavowed101]

its gonna hard to speed up the game.... they can minimize the nonsense at the plate and on the mound by making them pitch sooner, and step in the box sooner

[johnph96]

SPEEDBALL! 2 mins a inning!

[eddd2324]

lol someone missed a groupie

[TGTHAHUSTLA10]

baseball is............BORING!!!! lol

[wildwolves8]

it's like in other sports,like hockey and basketball,if it's doesn't happen often,I don't have any problem.

[jctrock]

That is a all day event! Well at least it was for the Mets.

[badtown88]

There's no such thing as too much baseball imo.

[XDemoniumX]

I like baseball alot, but I think the games are to long. Either cut it to 8 innings or make the season shorter.

Anyway nice vid JR.

[sexiicano515]

you didnt point out that felipe lopez the third baseman pitched nd some other guy i think he was a right feilder..motte or something like that..manager of the cardinals tony larussa seemed hardheaded nd didnt wanna bring out a real pitcher. the mets desperatly needed the win so they brung out pelfrey

[Dnh3one]

HAHAHA ur hilarious... They was missin groupies lol

[AirTupac]

I wouldn't mind watching Kobe play for 6 hours :)

[IWantDaveKast]

A closer got the win.

A starter got the save.

A right fielder got the loss.

[zbjordan23]

I rarely sit down and solely watch a baseball game...I usually have it on but its on the background...I might be on the internet or doing some work or something...unless its a playoff game I can't sit there and literally do nothing but watch a game

[jdigitalseven]

Baseball would still be boring if it were only 5 innings long..its 2010 not the 1800s anymore!!

[STLSon]

i think its great not because of how long the game lasted but how both of these wouldnt just give the game up

[PerryPlayer440]

i dont think its to long but there should be a limit when going into extra innings

[SepiaPrince]

Pace of the game and length of the game are two different topics. With the game between the Mets and the Cards, the topic is not necessarily the pace, which flowed very nice and "quick", but the fact that neither team could score a victory in regulation, 10 innings, etc. In the Japanese Professional Baseball League, they do not play after 12 innings, which could be an option for MLB and the minors to consider. For the pace of the game it requires different investigation and solutions.

[EasLosKing]

baseball is too short what are you talking about.

[WeeMan127]

i love baseball.

they can take 24hrs and i wouldnt care.

baseball is the greatest thing ever invented.

LETS GO YANKEES! =]

[VoiceflowMusic]

I love baseball.. I dont care how long the game takes. Love watching it.

[CBBchitown]

1:53 couldn't have said it any better

[boshs5]

after 10innings they should have a bat off or notthing to end the game

[reym613]

its boring to watch , but fun to play

[DallasWillAlwaysSuck]

mets will always suck!

[NorfolkWestern34]

Thats why baseball is such a great sport....if you do that it ruins the game...anything can happen at anytime

[Digs259]

unless its the playoffs they should just call it a tie and cut the game off at 12 innings

[Pedaissance]

last year there was a game that was 22 or 23 innings

[ThaMeast]

baseball sucks. they need to get rid of this "sport" immediately

[EZ3Xicano]

Football is way better than Basketball that is unless ur black...

[HipHopnBall]

@EZ3Xicano both of those sports are dominated by black people so stfu

[RAguru93]

@HipHopnBall well football is very diverse, but either way @EZ3Xicano is an arrogant prick

[Clevelands216Finest]

9 innings of base ball is too much

[CitizenDick1]

Dam, didn't know this happen. Baseball should stay the same that my belief.

[FreshKiNg27]

i watched from the 9th inning to the end but I was switching back and forth from basketball

[ryanr20091]

@FreshKiNg27 basketball is overshadowing this lame sport lol . its playoff time who cares about baseball at this time of the year

[ClemsonDallas]

someone didnt fufill a groupie lmao

[LeTsGoGiAnTs123]

i sat and watched this 7 hr game on FOX considering im a mets fan lol it was funny

[HTownStunnaXX]

@LeTsGoGiAnTs123 wow, u must have alot of time on ur hands

[JRSportBrief]

@LeTsGoGiAnTs123 It was funny because they won, if they would have lost it would have been a travesty!

[PACKOPENER123]

I sat down and watched the whole game, FML....LOL

[dgoodin24]

baseballs just fine the way it is

[JAWZ15]

yeah we had one of our back up fielders pitching LMAO

[thefreashking]

im watching the lakers game its good for my lakers right now

[DavidBoettger]

Baseball is more relaxing, and still interesting. I say it is good how it is! I still find football the most interesting/fun to watch. By the third hour of the game, I would have just quit and played Call of Duty. Then I would Google the end results later!

[NastyChuck]

Why would MLB ever make baseball shorter. That would mean fewer commercials and thus less $. Anyway, baseball is fine the way its is (sans the steroids).

[mrnorthwest100]

dats why i just watch basketball and football

[IMAGIANTNINER]

i think its fine the way it is. BUT AS MUCH AS I LOVE BASEBALL it is hard for me to stay awake for a whole game lol.

20 innings is to much though I SAY IF NO TEAM SCORES AFTER 9 INNINGS they both get a loss

at least u wont get a game like this

[yankeehater5834]

a 20 inning game isnt that bad.

a 20 inning game that ends 2-1 is bad

[moujahed]

Hell Yes!!! I can't stand watching baseball, but love playing it...and if they would figure out a way to speed up the game I'll definitely watch it.

[TheSportsfansSam]

as much as i love my cards it was way to much for a regulas season game

[justrd9]

Well, that last Mets/Cards game is not a common baseball game. Most people that love baseball love these types of games. It has a good aftertaste when it's over. Even though it was almost 7 hours long, you saw things that you would never see in an everyday baseball game like seeing Lohse play LF and seeing everyday players pitch. It was exciting in it's own way. I don't think they should try to speed up the game. That is just stupid in my opinion. Instead they should widen the strike zone.

[travis1874]

Baseball shouldn't try and change a thing. Those fans that stayed got their money's worth and can say they were at that game. I promise they will never forget it and thats what baseball is about. Great games like this.

[Autogodkho]

i love baseball, and ill admit it does lag on sometimes, but i must admit it is my favorite sport. As long as the viewers stay healthy, and teams sell 2/3 of their tickets, CHANGE NOTHING, besides only a few people complain, when i was in HS, everyone loved baseball so it seems fine too me

[v0lt35v]

Chess is a thinking man's game too and its boring as hell to watch. Example: like the golf commentators, they whisper what chess players are doing..."I think he'd do a PK4 there, or maybe use the horse/knight to double check him or maybe sacrifice his rook to gain control of the center...." They also have timed chess games!!! ya know what, they should implement that on baseball! actually i want a 1 strike 1 swing your out game! swing and a miss, effyou youre out!!!. And on that note, I am out!!!

[KingdomHearts4Lyfe69]

Baseball is my favourite sport but 20 innings is kinda boring...

[lacomidaboy]

I think other countries undersand the length...I mean look at cricket. Those games go on for days sometimes.

[TAKEMONEY9]

when i go to a game i pray that it doesnt go into extra innings. i drive 3.5 hrs to see my fav team play so thats already 7 hours of my day and another 4 hrs for the game. watchin on tv or listening on the radio is a diff story i love the extra inning games.

[tatomuck18]

where do you live and what team and ballpark do you go to?

just wondering...

[TAKEMONEY9]

@tatomuck18 i go to miller park to cheer on the brewers. i live on the other side of wisconsin

[THEaTEAM52]

I love baseball & I think it's cool that it can last that long...I wouldn't want play in a game like that, but I still think that the possibility is interesting!

[TheSlyToaster]

nothing better than chilling on a saturday watching baseball, i agree, your the man

[TC1861]

its not long at all

[devantesworld]

@TC1861 u crazy

[dudefromgermany]

thats why I only watch 7-9th, its way too long, and they recap all the good stuff, so you don't to sit thru it, I never feel bored watching bball or football

[BrysonLax]

I can see the Mets stinkin it up with the bats for 20 innings, but the Cardinals?! Where were Pujols and Holliday?

[devantesworld]

the only sport that i love when its overtime and never want it to end is football thats the best sport iam a diehard yankee fan but i just watch yankee games baseball is borin and all the pitchers and stuff 7 hours of baseball is toucure even if that of your team

[Blazeddaze]

Baseball is so fucking boring. I can't stand watching it.

[KarlMalowned32]

I'm black...I dont like baseball...lol

[MrFlyerGuy]

Loved every minute I saw. Which was about the 6th to the 9th & 14th to the 20th

[BoxBREAKING]

I like it, more entertainment and more excitement when it finally finishes.

[TheRandomSkillz]

do you think that the Hawks will take out Orlando in the second round of basketball?

[tyakack]

I use to love baseball......but then i started watching football and basketball which made baseball obsolete in my eyes.

[longisland495]

That was a marathon and a half! As I tweeted, the Mets and Cardinals are the luckiest guys in America that they're not playing at 1:05 Midwest time today. They're on ESPN tonight.

[RomiEzzo]

JR, that's what I think the whole beauty of baseball is: no one knows when the game is gonna end. It could last 2 hours... or it could last 7. No one knows. It's supposedly America's game... America's past time. Most people outside the US don't know the rules... or the point of watching it. However, I think it's kinda like cricket or golf: you REALLY enjoy it if you picture yourself playing in the game.

[Jean0987654321]

i watched dis game on FOX and me and my dad was like "wtf"

[megadeth232]

That was a great game. I watched the whole thing and I'm not even a Cardinals or Mets fan.

[smugdouglas]

I don't think baseball can gain many viewers by shortening the game. A lot of the population has already made up their mind about baseball. By shortening the game it could possibly scare away some of their older viewers.

I think that now with new media viewers can get their baseball fix with out watching the whole game, don't change the game just change how people can get the info about it/ view it.

[SuperBran12]

There's no way to speed it up IMO. the games does take long but so what. then if MLB some how makes the game faster than people will complain it goes too fast!

[SirCuckooPepprmuddle]

@SuperBran12 I have an idea: after each pitch, the pitcher only has fifteen seconds to throw the next one, otherwise it is a balk and a walk. After each pitch, the batter is only allowed to do one warmup swing; if he does more, then it is an automatic strikeout. The same applies if he calls time just to talk to himself. Why not? You notice how the home crowd boos when the opposing team calls time; it is ridiculous and unnecessary of the batter.

[SuperBran12]

@SirCuckooPepprmuddle Lets me see u go up against CC sabathia, Roy Holiday, etc.

and tell if your ready for 5 to 10 pitches at bat and not call time. Fans boo??? that what there do. nothing will stop them from booing. only 15 seconds? the pitcher will have no time to pick a kind of pitch he wants. curve, fast, etc. leave baseball as it is and if u think it's boring, don't watch it!!!!!

[DontFearGrim]

2 innings of baseball is too much... 20 is absurd

[choppstikkx]

holy shit you had dinner twice!! damn that was a long ass game LOL

[SirCuckooPepprmuddle]

When a hitter steps up to the plate, he should not be allowed to take more than one warmup swing before the pitcher throws the ball to him. No timeouts should be called by the hitter, either. If the hitters calls time just to talk to himself, it should be an automatic strikeout. If the pitcher takes more than ten seconds to pitch the ball after the batter is ready, it should be an automatic walk and a balk.

[x5lord]

mets are beast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[junebug4LIFE]

but 20 innings is a hell of a lot. thats 2 damn games

[junebug4LIFE]

i dont think its too long. i was watching it live and i was happy that the mets pitchers wasnt giving any runs...it was a miracle

[MEATALHEADZSTANDUP]

2nd thumbs up too XD

[AllianceCrusha]

I like Baseball..but it can be boooring at times. 20 innings...Unggggh!

[MEATALHEADZSTANDUP]

First Thumbs up XD

[Tengoshi]

The way things are going you're gonna eventually have to do some videos about my A's this season JR.

[amishbros]

20 innings is wayyyy too much. Even with me being an avid baseball fan

[rcinglad]

damn thats way too long :O

[cky18200]

I bet it was a good game

[MEATALHEADZSTANDUP]

Damn Long Game but at least you got your moneys worth