This Spring training some new rules have been implemented. The most controversial is the Pitch Clock.  The whole reason for it is to keep the speed of the game up and bring the length of games down. The pitcher gets 15 seconds to pitch once given the ball (20 seconds with runners on) and the batter is given 8 of those seconds to get himself ready. This seems like a great idea to keep the game interesting. However, as we’ve already seen in a Spring training game it can ruin games. Losing in the ninth inning with 2 out and 2 strikes on him, the batter took too long to get in the box and was given a strike because of it. His team lost the game because of this new rule. You may be thinking that it’s the batters fault but imagine your team is down a run with the winning run at the plate and you lose because the batter didn’t get in the box on time. Knowing this I think that the MLB needs to increase the time or remove it during the ninth inning especially when the game is on the line. The down one run in the ninth inning is the best part of the game when all the pressure is on and everybody has stopped by the tv to see the end of the game even though they haven’t been watching the game all day.