Love the new timing rules

It's going to take some getting used to for me. I thought the rules stole an at bat from Jobert. Yes, I get it, stop doing that Jobert. I also thought the mound visits were incredibly rushed, which could have a negative impact on how well guys warm up to come into the game from the pen (i.e. more injuries). I'm okay with moving the pace, but not at the expense of quality at bats and pitcher health...and probably game changing infractions.

Jim Hawthorne would have been proud !

I think the new tech for sending in pitches to the pitchers and catchers helped with timing

I thought the rules were great, made the game flow.

When they brought similar rules to the minors, folks grumbled but later admitted that they worked well.

My only concern so far is the 30 seconds for a mound visit seems short, with the clock starting when coach leaves the dugout. Looks like he can go over 30, but the 20-second pitch clock starts when he does. We'll see after a season if adjustment seems warranted.

Mound Visit Clock: A 30-second timer on a mound visit shall begin when a coach exits the dugout or when a defensive player leaves their position to visit the pitcher's mound. Unless the coach signals for a pitching change, the coach must leave the mound when (or before) the timer expires. The mound visit clock shall not operate when a doctor or trainer accompanies a coach to evaluate a medical issue. Upon expiration of the 30-second clock, the 20-second NCAA pitch clock shall commence.

Too rushed for my taste. Games have a flow and a feel to them. This felt like rave night at the State Palace.

Really liked the new rules. I'd say my favorite is the sending in the signals to the pitcher/catcher followed closely by the batters being timed. The combination of those two rules alone makes the game much easier to watch for the fan. Batters fiddling with their batting gloves after every pitch was very annoying to me. If you look at old films from 50's and 60's, the players didnt wear batting gloves and didn't mess around between pitches. When I played in HS in the early 70's we hardly ever stepped out of the batters box if there was no one on base. It was like hitting against a pitching machine. Players will adjust and so will the fans.