I think our expectations of pro baseball has changed. The game itself is the same weather it's youth, high school college or pro. The thing that bores people about baseball - long season, 162 games, pace of play, is why we like it. Now many DO find it boring, but why is it always necessary to placate to the group that doesn't like the game? If you don't like baseball, don't watch it. I do know one thing, you can shorten baseball games very easily by cutting 60-90 seconds off each 1/2 inning. Look at the game times of the games in the 70's, before television. Most were 2:30-3:30 tops.