Game Six = 3:22

 

The 2021 World Series came to a close last night with the Atlanta Braves being crowned "World Champions".  The Braves won the series four games to two.  The score last night was 7-0 Braves over the Houston Astros.

There were a total of 19 strikeouts, three walks and nine pitching changes.  Houston alone changed pitchers seven times even though it was losing the entire time by a lopsided margin.

The six games lasted a total of 13 hours and 7 minutes or an average per game of three hours and 38 minutes.  This was eight minutes longer than I projected in my pre World Series post.

Game Five = 4:00

For the second time in just five games it took four hours to play a nine inning baseball game.  I don't have the time to waste on these matchups but do from time to time flip channels to see the score.  I live in the Central Time Zone and at 10:00 p.m. this one was only in the bottom of the sixth inning.  I went to bed and found out this morning that Houston won it 9-5 to take the series back to Texas.  Atlanta is up three games to two.

The game was slowed down by nine pitching changes, 16 strikeouts and another eight walks.  The "Fall Classic" is now guaranteed to not end until at least November 2nd.  MLB has to be happy the Red Sox and Cubs aren't playing.

Game Four = 3:45

 

The Braves won again at home 3-2, to take a three to one lead in games over the Astros.

The length of the game was 3 hours and 45 minutes.  The Braves came from behind to win the matchup but it certainly was not exciting unless you though your whole Saturday night should be wasted watching baseball while the NCAA offered a full slate of games.

This game was slowed down by ten pitching changes.  There were 18 strikeouts in which the hitters could not put the ball into play and eight more plate appearances where the hitters watched the ball sail out of the strike zone.

Can  you say "boring"?

Game One = 4:05

 

Game One of the 2021 World Series is in the books.  For the record the Atlanta Braves won 6-2, to go up one game on the Houston Astros.

The time of the game was 4 hours and 5 minutes.  That's right 245 minutes for a baseball game.  And it didn't go extra innings.  Four hours and five minutes for a nine inning game.

As an indicator of how little action there was here are several key statistics. There were 23 strikeouts, six walks and nine pitching changes.

2021 World Series

I really could care less who wins this best of seven series.  First off the two best teams in baseball for the past six months aren't present.  It would have been nice to see the San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays battle for the top spot in baseball.  But, the addition of playoffs has bastardized the World Series.  Instead it will be the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves.

I won't be watching any of the games from start to finish because I don't care to invest four hours in a game.  Then multiply that by up to seven depending on the number of games that are played.  No thanks.  I have a life and if Major League Baseball (MLB) really wanted me to watch, the games would start about 4 p.m. where I live in the central time zone.  But, baseball has to show them in primetime for the FOX TV network which has literally millions of dollars wrapped up in rights payments to MLB.

I won't have much to say about the games outside of writing about them the same way I have the past couple of years.  I will be keeping track of the time of the games since they are very long and frequently become incredibly boring.  Based on the last two seasons my guess is the average length of game for this series will be about three hours and 30 minutes.  Time will tell.  Check back here after each game for an update.