In Other Baseball News....
If a guest blogger replaces a guest blogger, does that make the new person a guest guest blogger?
With that in mind, here's a post from guest guest blogger Kate from our marketing department--she had seen the post I'd done about the green initiatives related to the Pirates (Finally, First at Something) and found a related topic.
Paul
While it seems the Pirates may be implementing green initiatives, The French news agency AFP reports Japanese professional baseball players have pledged to cut playing time by six percent, or 12 minutes, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (Japanese baseball joins fight against global warming).
The Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) commissioners' office said that by reducing game time, it will reduce the amount of energy that must be produced to stage the game. This in turn will contribute to reducing carbon emissions.
For me, this is a great move. While I like to follow my Phils, games tend to drag.... How long should it take to walk up to the plate and swing the bat?
The NPB players agree it should take under 15 seconds. An AP article (Japan baseball looking to fight global warming with shorter games) explains that pitchers must throw within 15 seconds of receiving the ball when no runners are on base. Also, teams will be limited to 2 minutes and 15 seconds to take the field when switching from batting to fielding.
The measures to fight global warming coincide with Japan's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The nation has been behind in reaching its mark to reduce gasses by six percent between 2008 and 2010.
