>>When Mike said 12 mins. I thought he was exaggerating but : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html
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>>"According to a Wall Street Journal study of four recent broadcasts, and similar estimates by researchers, the average amount of time the ball is in play on the field during an NFL game is about 11 minutes."
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>I would have guessed baseball to be even worse, but apparently it's roughly the same: http://www.livestrong.com/article/449125-how-much-actual-playtime-occurs-in-a-baseball-game/

Funny, I just commented to the contrary. The question is, in a baseball game, how much of what happens between pitches is actually action in the sense of affecting the game. There's a lot of mind game going on between pitches.

Tamar