The man on second rule in the minor leagues for extra innings is winning converts. Note that speeding up extra innings comes down to controlling costs:
“In the minors, extra innings aren’t a good thing from a business standpoint,” Bernabe said. “Your revenues are basically done, but your overhead [continues] to go up with the park being open, the lights on and people on the payroll. You might start the evening with 5,000 actual bodies in the ballpark, and if you have 500 bodies in the park after the 10th inning, I would be surprised.
“I think most every team in the business cuts off beer sales after the seventh inning. And by the time you get to the 12th inning, how many hot dogs can people eat? We’re a family-oriented, family-based entertainment business, and families don’t sit there for 3½ or 4 hours in an extra-inning game. They don’t do it in a regular game.”
Managers note that it’s saving the bullpen as well, and effecting the use of pitchers. In extra innings, starting the inning with someone who can field a bunt is important.
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