Cardinals, Reds Pull A Fast One Despite ESPN's Presence

The Cardinals’ 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday night was played in almost as quick a time — 2 hours, 2 minutes — as is humanly possible with a national TV game. That’s with ESPN mandating a maximum of 2 minutes, 45 seconds and a minimum of 2 minutes, 30 seconds between half innings.

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