New committee to study pace of baseball
NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has appointed a committee to examine the pace of the game. The members will look for ways to decrease the time of games and improve the overall pace of play beginning next season.
“We have the greatest game in the world, but we are always looking for ways to improve it,” Selig said in a statement Monday. “The game is at its highest levels of popularity and we will continue to strive to identify ways that can build on its stature well into the future.
“With the cooperation of all appropriate parties, we can make progress on improving the pace of play, and we will have recommendations in the very near future for the 2015 season. I believe that this group has the experience and the perspective to be mindful of our game’s traditions while being creative about our approach in the future.”
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Vance Worley, top, delivers to Milwaukee Brewers’ Jean Segura during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. The Pirates won 1-0 with Worley getting the win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)