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How long ... has this been goin' on?

Frayed Knot Jul 01 2007 07:57 PM

I've been tracking the times of games for the last few weeks. So as to not be totally nerdy by tracking the exact minute of every game, I put each into a 10 minute window; counting the number of games between 2:00 and 2:09 for instance; and between 2:10 & 2:19; between 2:20 & 2:29, etc. My only real point here was that I was looking for whether or not there was a noticable difference in NL, AL & IL games. There is. The results here are for all [u:2f22a97fd0]9 inning games[/u:2f22a97fd0] for the month of June. Lg # of games < 2:30 < 2:40 < 2:50 < 3:00 < 3:10 AL 76 14% 24% 43% 55% 67% NL 92 18% 37% 50% 65% 85% IL 186 16% 31% 45% 65% 81%

metsmarathon Jul 01 2007 08:49 PM

how do the interleague games compare when played at the NL and AL parks separately?

Frayed Knot Jul 24 2007 08:37 PM

The Yanqui game tonight is 2-1/2 hours old ... they're in the 5th inning. That league is unwatchable.

Gwreck Jul 24 2007 10:14 PM

I don't think anybody actually prefers the American League rules, they just are fans of teams that happen to be in that league. Well, maybe Red Sox fans (Ortiz playing the field? Ha.)

Frayed Knot Jul 25 2007 07:28 AM

Last night: Met Game; 8-4 final; 2:22 NYY Game; 9-4 final; 4:02

bmfc1 Jul 25 2007 08:04 AM

How long has this been goin' on ? How long has this been goin' on ? Well your freinds with their fancy persuasions Can't admit that it's part of the scene But I can't help but have my suspicions 'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem And you said you were never intendin' To break up our secret this way But there ain't any use in pretendin' It could happen to us any day How long has this been goin' on ?

Frayed Knot Aug 01 2007 08:14 AM Re: How long ... has this been goin' on? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 04 2007 06:09 AM

So I nerdily decided to continue this project into July in order to both eliminate the inter-legue games and get a better idea if the difference between AL & NL games was as big as I thought when seen through a larger sample size. It's not, it's even bigger. Lg # of games < 2:30 < 2:40 < 2:50 < 3:00 < 3:10 AL 173 17% 25% 36% 55% 68% NL 183 19% 37% 59% 77% 88% So while barely half the AL games (55%) come in under 3 hours, more than 3/4 of NL games do (77%). Or if you go to an AL game you're almost twice as likely (32% of the time) to see as game lasting longer than 3hrs 10min than you are of seeing one under 2-1/2 hrs, while the NL ratio is more than 1.5/1 the other way around. I knew there was a reason I hated watching AL games.

Rockin' Doc Aug 01 2007 08:08 PM

Well, Trachsel does pitch in the Al now. Seriously, I would have expected that with the abomination known as the designated hitter being used in the AL that their games would move along a little faster. Their is more strategy and match up dcisions to be considered and implemented in NL games. I would have expected them to be more drawn out as a result.

Elster88 Aug 03 2007 04:16 PM

Frayed Knot wrote: Last night: Met Game; 8-4 final; 2:22 NYY Game; 9-4 final; 4:02 Makes me think the DH has nothing to do it. Course, that's just two games. The DH probably has a lot to do with it.

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2007 09:02 PM

No, it's not just your imagination. The games lately have been taking an eternity to finish. All the extra-inning games aren't helping obviously, but you still have to go back 10 games to find one played in under 3-hours. Working backwards from today: Sun - 3:59 Sat - 3:15 Fri - 3:23 Thur - 3:52 Wed - 3:14 Tues - 3:14 Mon - 3:13 Sun - 3:50 Sat - 3:43 Fri - 2:47 But of course it could be worse ... you could be Yanqui fans.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 24 2007 07:43 AM

This time of year, I would think that the expanded rosters would extend the games somewhat. More pitchers on the staff allow for more mid-inning pitching changes.

Edgy DC Sep 24 2007 07:50 AM

MULROONEY'S!