>>>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/
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>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.
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It is truly a game of nuance, which I know is one of the reasons both of us like it. Where a pitch is delivered, on or off the plate. The cat and mouse game between a pitcher and a fast runner on first. A relay throw from right field. A triple up the gap.

I still can't get that Sports Illustrated cover out of my head. "Exit Snowman." I am not a Yankees fan at all but you can't be a baseball fan and not appreciate that guy,

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20130926/mariano-rivera-oral-history/