Major League Baseball only makes a piece of its revenue from the World Series, so perhaps it’s time to take a little less network money to negotiate fewer commercial breaks and make the games of a more reasonable length. It also wouldn’t hurt if basic technology was introduced to enforce existing rules. Two things from the most recent chat by ESPN’s David Schoenfield follow (phrases made bold by me):

“David Schoenfield:

The biggest problem in the postseason is the length of the commercial breaks. We have a guy here who is keeping track of the time on commercials — it’s almost two hours per game!“

“Jeff (St Cloud):

The length of games this world series has been excruciating, and I fear replay will only make it worse. The fact that it’s the same subpar commentators every game doesn’t make it any easier to watch. If I was commissioner, I would make all reviews come from and be decided on by the league office, much like they do in the NHL. And add a pitch clock. The ratings aren’t down so massively because of the teams or markets, it’s because it takes more time and mental effort than a bad Monday Night Football game.”