ESPN: Caple: Extra Innings? Give Me More!

That’s the puzzling thing about this. The media is busy whining about baseball games lasting nearly three hours, but isn’t at all concerned about football games almost never lasting less than three hours. You rarely see the same level of outrage about the lengthy commercial breaks in an NFL game. Or the disruptive huddles between every play. Or the timeouts. Or that the clock stops for an incomplete pass. Or when a player runs out of bounds. Or when there is a penalty. Or when there a break at the end of a quarter. Or that there is a halftime break long enough for a concert to be held during it.
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Extra innings are one of the greatest things about baseball. There is no sudden death. There are no shootouts. There are no ties. The game just goes on and on until there is a winner. Extra innings don’t stop the clock on the stadium scoreboard; they render it meaningless. Extra innings are baseball’s own anti-aging clinic.

More is better

Rick Camp - 1953-2013

Rick Camp, who provided swingman duties for the Braves from 1976-1985 died today. He was 59.

On July 4, 1985 Camp, an awful hitter, even by pitcher standards, hit a game-tying home run in the 18th inning of a rain-delayed game against the Mets.