Royals starter Danny Duffy still remembers spending long nights at Dodger Stadium as a boy. He was captivated by the play of Mike Piazza and Eric Karros. He was delighted when a game dragged into extra innings, presenting the chance to watch more baseball.
The experiences were formative, he says, spurring his love for the sport. They also underscore his strong criticism for Major League Baseball’s plans to speed up the game through artificial measures and rules changes.
On Thursday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the league would institute new pace-of-play rules this season, whether the players association signed off on the changes or not.