Baseball debuted a new pitch clock in spring training on Saturday

in an effort to speed up games and keep modern fans from turning their attention to faster-paced forms of entertainment. Other sports from basketball to bowling have long used timers to stop teams from running out the clock or prevent games from dragging on.A look at some other ways sports have tried to keep things moving:BASKETBALLThe NBA began using a 24-second shot clock in the 1954-55 season to prevent teams from holding the ball for long periods Jose Bautista Jersey , often to protect a lead or neutralize an opposing star. Syracuse Nationals owner Danny Biasone came up with the number by dividing the 48-minute game by 120 possessions in what was considered to be a more enjoyably paced game. The NCAA adopted a 45-second clock in 1985-86 and eventually settled on 30 seconds.If the team in possession does not take a shot (that at least manages to hit the rim) before the clock expires, the ball is turned over to the other team.FOOTBALLBoth college and the NFL have play clocks to limit the amount of time a team can run off the clock to protect its lead. The ball must be snapped within 40 seconds after the end of the previous play, or 25 seconds if the game clock isn’t running. If not, a 5-yard penalty is assessed for delay of game.GOLFOn the PGA Tour, the first player in a group has 50 seconds to hit his shot and the next players have 40 seconds each. While the tour has a right to put players on the clock at any time, it typically does not happen unless they have fallen a full hole behind the group ahead of them. A first bad time results in a warning, and the second is a one-stroke penalty.Penalties are extremely rare, with one being assessed in a team event in New Orleans in 2017 and the previous one in 1995 against Glen Day.CHESSTournament chess uses a clock that keeps track of the total time each player spends deciding what to do. After each move, the player will hit a button to stop her clock and begin the opponent’s. In the world championships, each player is allotted 100 minutes for his first 40 moves (with more time added if the match is still going).When the most recent word championship remained tied after 12 consecutive draws http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , Magnus Carlsen claimed the title by beating Fabiano Caruana in a speeded up version, with each player starting with only 25 minutes for his moves. NEW YORK — Maybe the third time will be the charm for Jacob deGrom. And maybe the third time will be the charm for the Miami Marlins, though facing deGrom probably isn’t anybody’s idea of a charmed existence in 2018.DeGrom will once again hope the weather cooperates Tuesday night, when he is scheduled to take the mound for the New York Mets against the Marlins in the pushed-back opener of a four-game series at Citi Field.Weather permitting, deGrom (8-8, 1.68 ERA) will resume making his case for the National League Cy Young Award when he opposes the Marlins’ Jose Urena (5-12, 4.41 ERA) in a battle of right-handers.Article continues below ...The teams were supposed to open their series Monday, but the game was postponed four hours before first pitch due to a steady rain that wasn’t expected to let up the rest of the night. The game will be made up as part of a single-gate doubleheader Wednesday at 4:10 p.m. ET.For deGrom, Monday marked the second straight day in which he had a start shelved. He was scheduled to start against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon but was scratched due to a foreboding weather forecast. The Mets, who started rookie Corey Oswalt Devin Mesoraco Jersey , ended up winning 6-4 in a game that went off without a hitch following a 27-minute rain delay prior to first pitch.The Mets scratched deGrom because they were confident the forecast for Monday would be much better. Alas …“From what we see at this point — which, I mean, it’s the weather, it’s hard to predict — it’s supposed to clear up in the evening,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said Sunday afternoon. “So, we thought when we made that decision, we were thinking that we have a good chance to play (Monday) night.”And Monday marked the second straight postponement for the Marlins, who haven’t played since suffering a 5-1 loss to the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. The series finale Sunday afternoon was postponed due to rain. The focus will be deGrom whenever the Mets (65-77) and Marlins (56-86) do finally play baseball. He enjoyed a record-breaking start in his most recent appearance Sept. 3, when he endured yet another hard-luck no-decision after allowing one run on two hits over six innings in the Mets’ 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.It was the 25th straight start in which deGrom allowed three runs or fewer, which tied the all-time record set by Leonard Cole of the Chicago Cubs in 1910 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-tebow-jersey , as well as his 20th straight quality start, which broke the Mets record set by Tom Seaver in 1973.DeGrom is in a three-way race for the Cy Young with the Washington Nationals’ Max Scherzer and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Aaron Nola. While Scherzer (17 wins) and Nola (16 wins) ranked first and second in the NL in victories entering Monday, deGrom’s ERA is more than half a run better than those of Nola (2.29) and Scherzer (2.33).However, having his start pushed back to Tuesday almost certainly means deGrom will finish with fewer starts than both Scherzer and Nola, who are on pace for 34 and 33 starts, respectively. DeGrom is on pace for 32 starts.Urena earned the win in his previous start Sept. 3, when he allowed one run over seven innings as the Marlins beat the Phillies, 3-1.DeGrom is 4-5 with a 3.68 ERA in 15 career starts against the Marlins. Urena is 3-5 with a 3.81 ERA in 12 games (eight starts) against the Mets.