With games 31 minutes shorter on average, some teams have extended alcohol sales to the eighth inning or beyond.
Raising an objection to the extensions of alcohol sales was Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm, who said that given the shorter games, sales should end earlier.
“The reason we stopped in the seventh before was to give our fans time to sober up and drive home safe, correct? So now with a faster-paced game, and me just being a man of common sense, if the game is going to finish quicker, would we not move the beer sales back to the sixth inning to give our fans time to sober up and drive home?” Strahm, a 31-year-old in his eighth major league season,on an episode of the “Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast released Thursday.
“The vast majority of fans behave responsibly,” he added. “In fact, I will tell you, because I get the data, that the number of incidents of misbehavior with alcohol are down. I think people have more sensitivity and awareness. But again, if we see some concerns, safety is No. 1 and we’ll revisit it.
“If it turns out that this is causing an issue or we feel that it might cause an issue, then we’ll revert to what we have done previously.”
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