@BeschlossDC Best part is FDR saying "baseball does not last over 2 hours, or 2 1/2" -- clearly, a pre-LaRussa/pitching change era comment.
Here FDR after Pearl Harbor implores baseball czar to keep MLB going thru World War II, this week 1942:pic.twitter.com/R4JqeV3ldj
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@BeschlossDC Interesting that FDR observes that baseball does not take more than 2 hours. Games average 3 hours now.Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC A time when games lasted inly two hoursThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC The longer commercial breaks between half-innings also adds time. -
@StevenHerbert@BeschlossDC the real source of extended times. TV commercials--forced delays.
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@BeachSchnauzer Landis was frequently referred to as the baseball "czar."
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@BeschlossDC@Buster_ESPN Ah, the days when a baseball game took 2 1/2 hours.Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC How true today is about the tickets can be bought "for very little cost?" Think of the lowest ticket prices. -
@StevenHerbert@BeschlossDC By far the best value in major pro sports, and that doesn't even include Minors, which is even better value.
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