Heroic Woman Makes It Through 2 Innings of Yanks Game Googling-How Long Does a Baseball Game Last?

New York Magazine ^ | April 14, 2016

[nickcarraway]

A woman attended a Yankees–Blue Jays game on Wednesday night and managed to make it through two entire innings before Googling the inevitable: "How long does a baseball game last?"

The person sitting behind her posted a photo of the moment she realized she'd be stuck at a stadium in Toronto in early April for at least seven more innings. It probably wasn't the worst moment of her life, but I'd bet it came close.

Of course, like all images on the internet, there's always the chance this one has been Photoshopped, but if it lies to us it's only so it can point to a greater truth: that baseball games are too damn long.

[nickcarraway]

[Mr. K]

Baseball should be changed to 5 innings, Everyone wears full body armor, and it is FULL-CONTACT.

you can not only slide into a base but you can also tackle them, or be tackled for loss of one base

If yu get three strikes you can take fist base if you can tackle the pitcher

Shortstop is allowed to carry his own baseball bat, and use it to defend any plate.

[Grams A]

Baseball games are what they are. Don’t like the length then don’t go or watch.

[AppyPappy]

Two words:

Crick Et

[coloradan]

But, she didn’t *know* the length.

[Nifster]

what a dolt

[Resolute Conservative]

No it demonstrates shiny ball syndrome better known as no patience.

Besides baseball is not a game, it is a love.

[Vic S]

I’ve been in movies before wondering “how much longer do I have to sit through this?”

[Resolute Conservative]

Football and basketball are worse they never end. The last 4 minutes take an hour.

[thesharkboy]

I’ve been in movies before wondering “how much longer do I have to sit through this?”

In 1996, I left my date after 2 hours of The English Patient. I think she's still there watching it.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

But, she didn’t *know* the length.

Life is full of good lessons. Some easy. Some hard.

Now she knows.

[glorgau]

Hope she gets hit by a foul ball. Idiot.

[Yo-Yo]

There is no clock, but the length of the game is always recorded.

[rlmorel]

That is funny!

[bubbacluck]

Besides baseball is not a game, it is a love.

Yes. Well stated!

[NorthMountain]

Besides baseball is not a game, it is a love.

It's also a way of life and a state of mind ... and sometimes best experienced NOT at the Major League level.

[PAR35]

Photoshopped. Not even a good one. Glare missing from close up; line spacings and gaps different. A couple of circular logos in the closeup missing from the longer view.

[ladyjane]

That movie was a killer. My date wanted to go to that movie. I checked the theatre schedule and it was playing at 5, 7, 9 and 11 pm.

Great, I thought. The movie is an hour and a half long. Wrong. Three miserable hours! It seemed like six.

BTW was nominated for many Academy Awards and was named Best Picture. One of many reason why I never have watched those awards.

[Donglalinger]

just adopt the rules for Blernsball

[notdownwidems]

It's also a way of life and a state of mind ... and sometimes best experienced NOT at the Major League level.

You got that right! The best games I have ever been to have been the Sky Sox (Colorado Springs) and the old, pre-Rockies Denver Zephyrs! No six-dollar beers, no fifty-dollar tickets, everything is chill, the talent level isn't noticeably different (I am not a baseball aficionado, in case you couldn't tell lol)