Major League Baseball made several changes this year . . . including the "pitch clock," . . . which has drastically shortened game times.
Nine-inning games are down 31 MINUTES . . . from an average of three hours and nine minutes last year... . to two hours and 38 minutes this year. This is the fastest average time since 1984.
Most people seem to like the changes, but there's one problem: Shorter, faster games mean there's less opportunity for fans to spend money at the ballpark on concessions . . . merchandise . . . and, of course, beer.
Historically, teams have stopped selling alcohol after the seventh inning . . . but four teams have already pushed that back to after the EIGHTH inning now.
Those teams are The Arizona Diamondbacks, the Texas Rangers, the Minnesota Twins, and the Milwaukee Brewers. And a handful of other teams are talking about following suit.
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