Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has decided to hire a team of people to help make the game faster. He has decided on that team to be Atlanta Braves' president John Schuerholz will chair the committee, which is also composed of New York Mets' general manager Sandy Alderson, MLBPA executive director Tony Clark, Boston Red Sox' executive Michael Gordon, MLB commissioner-elect Rob Manfred, MLB executive vice president Joe Torre and Red Sox' chairman Tom Werner. Commissioner Selig has decided this is the big issue that needs to be changed in 2015. 

"We have the greatest game in the world, but we are always looking for ways to improve it," Selig said Monday in a statement. "The game is at its highest levels of popularity and we will continue to strive to identify ways that can build on its stature well into the future.

"With the cooperation of all appropriate parties, we can make progress on improving the pace of play, and we will have recommendations in the very near future for the 2015 season. I believe that this group has the experience and the perspective to be mindful of our game's traditions while being creative about our approach in the future."

There are several different ways MLB can make the game quicker. By limiting pitching changes, time between pitches and shortening the time managers can argue could help. Other ways would include limiting fewer inning breaks, not giving the batters time in the batters box. During the last few years, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees series has lasted the longest. The Yankees lead the league at pitches seen. As of this week the average game length is three hours and two minutes. The Seattle Mariners have the shortest game length. The Tampa Bay Rays lead the MLB in longest games with three hours and 12 minutes. 

I think that this is a great idea. I'm glad that Bud Selig is doing something about this because this seems to be a huge topic. This should hopefully see a big change for baseball. It will be interesting to see the changes that are made to shorten games. Be on the lookout in the offseason to find out what happens.