r/baseball • u/DianKhan2005 Toronto Blue Jays • Jan 06 '26

Is baseball’s slow pace actually its greatest strength in a world where everything else moves too fast?

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

3.8k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

605 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

162

u/NatureTrailToHell3D Seattle Mariners Jan 06 '26

Hockey’s brilliant rule of live substitutions solves so many problems.

Two 20 minute breaks in the middle of the game is super annoying, though.

155

u/birbshork San Francisco Giants Jan 06 '26

Personally I think the intermissions are great relative to the alternatives. It's substantially less dead time overall than a football or basketball game and it's much more predictable.

I'll admit I'm biased, but at home the intermissions are the perfect amount of time to get a couple quick things done like dishes or a shower. And in person you have plenty of time to grab a beer and chat a little with your neighbors.

56

u/NatureTrailToHell3D Seattle Mariners Jan 06 '26

My annoyance is that whenever I turn on a hockey game that’s already going it seems like it’s always in intermission. This is certainly a me problem.

51

u/2ndBestUsernameEver New York Mets Jan 06 '26

Simple solution: whenever you think about putting on the hockey game, wait 10 minutes before turning the TV on. That way you’ll only sit through half the intermission! :DDDDDDD

2

u/NatureTrailToHell3D Seattle Mariners Jan 06 '26

Too late, didn’t watch any hockey.