Baseball math: Faster games do not equal more fans

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda talks to catcher Austin Barnes during the seventh inning of Game 6 of baseball's World Series against the Houston Astros, in Los Angeles. Major League Baseball is imposing stricter limits on mound visits in an effort to speed games but decided against 20-second pitch clocks for 2018. The new rules announced Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, include a general limit of six mound visits per nine-inning game without a pitching change, whether by a manager, coach or player. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)