NOTABLE NUMBERS

46%

Of Americans feel rule changes this year by Major League Baseball, especially limiting visits to the mound, will make the game feel as if it’s faster. Only 24% said it would not feel faster, according to The Seton Hall Sports Poll. The poll showed 53% saying games took too long, 40% disagreeing. “The balance has shifted,” said Rick Gentile, director of the poll, sponsored by the Stillman School of Business and its Sharkey Institute. “More fans now believe the games are too long, but MLB should be pleased to see that about half the people at least ‘feel’ they are faster paced.”