Word: veeck
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...well in the wonderful world of baseball." Bill Veeck told a Winthrop House audience of 200 last night...
Comparing the rise in football's popularity with baseball's decline, Veeck noted, "Baseball is still the greatest game; it has to be, for what we've done for it." Citing that football can be exciting no matter who is playing, the baseball showman stated that baseball games must become more fun for the fans...
...Veeck urged that William Eckert, the newly elected Commissioner of baseball, use the minor leagues to test needed changes in the game. He added that in the past 40, years, two of the game's only satisfactory innovations have been the elimination of colors from uniforms and the compulsory removal of gloves from the field...
...suggested for a start that a less lively ball be used. Reeling off facts like pitches in batting practice, Veeck said that today's average game takes 22 minutes longer to score 20 per cent fewer runs with 600 per cent more relief pitching and 40 per cent more bases on on balls...
...Yankees are clearly having troubles. Although Bill Veeck may be partially right in arguing the team has been too worried about the Mets' attendance and not enough concerned with the League, there are some more physical problems...