Jonathan Papelbon of Boston Red Sox fined $5,000 for taking too long to pitch

[BettorsChat]

Jonathan Papelbon of Boston Red Sox fined $5,000 for taking too long to pitch
Baseball's attempts to speed up the pace of the game have taken some getting used to for Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon -- to the tune of thousands of dollars.

Jonathan Papelbon of Boston Red Sox fined $5,000 for taking too long to pitch - ESPN

Next thing they will do is do away with all pitchers and have batter hit off a tee

[wayne1218]

What a joke. If they are going to enforce this, they could do it with just about every pitcher except Buehrle!

[flarendep1]

What a joke. If they are going to enforce this, they could do it with just about every pitcher except Buehrle!

They should do it to all batters and pitchers and give the money raised back to the fans for wasting their time watching that BS.

[Chado1]

I dont condone the fine however I fucking hate when pitchers take as long as he does...like hurry the fuck up...but I guess if you are watching a sport as slow and boring as baseball you should come to expect you wont be on the edge of your seat anyway....he is not the only one this slow though...

[BettorsChat]

I dont condone the fine however I fucking hate when pitchers take as long as he does...like hurry the fuck up...but I guess if you are watching a sport as slow and boring as baseball you should come to expect you wont be on the edge of your seat anyway....he is not the only one this slow though...

It's not nearly as slow as Canadas sport watching Ice Melt

[SPLIT SALAD]

great fine ! prick takes forever.....

[frankb03]

What a joke. If they are going to enforce this, they could do it with just about every pitcher except Buehrle!

As well as most batters. They should prohibit batters from getting out of the box after every pitch. The Garciaparra's are a joke.

[wayne1218]

That would be awesome frank if they put a hoops or nfl type of shot or play clock right on the field. No more friggin' 4.5 hour baseball games!

[wayne1218]

Wasn't Mike Hargrove called the human rain delay?

[frankb03]

That would be awesome frank if they put a hoops or nfl type of shot or play clock right on the field. No more friggin' 4.5 hour baseball games!

Don't they have a 'pitch clock'? It's never enforced but I think the rules state a pitch is supposed to be thrown within XX seconds.

I have a difficult time watching baseball. There's too much time between pitches. It's too slow.