July 14, 2026

I’ve been watching major league baseball and have been delighted in the new (to me, at least) time restriction on pitchers I sensed a real speeding up of every game.

But, whoa! It’s all slowed down again with the batters’ behavior. And this is what I’m ranting about this week. The guy comes to the plate, steps in, takes a pitch, then signals to the ump he wants time and steps out. He adjusts his batting glove (which he just put on, minutes ago), steps back in. Takes another pitch, steps back out. This time to swing the bat around. Then he holds the bat in front of his face, contemplates a few seconds, yes, it is round, probably wooden and, oh okay, ready now.

Meanwhile the world awaits and the game has slowed down to a dull crawl. Give me a break. I think batters should have a time limit also.

So, batter up! Step up to the plate! In spite of its flaws, America’s pastime lives!