![]() Although the clock face reads ‘one, two ,three’, when we are counting minutes the numbers represent groups of five like this: 1 5 Minutes. This app provides a simple, easy-to-use sand timer which you can use for playing board games or as a kitchen timer. The numbers on an analog clock face represent minutes in groups of five. Walters is the author of “Batter Up: Answering the Call of Faith & Fatherhood” (2022). Hourglass 30 Minute Sand Timer, Gray Sand Clock, Hourglass Sand Time with 7 Colored Glass, Reloj De Arena 30 minuto, Minimalist Sand Watch 30 Min, Hour Glass Sandglass for Home, Desk, Office Decor Hourglass Sand Timer Hour Glasses with Sand 15 Minutes & 30 Minute Hourglass Sand Clock Set of 2,Orange Hour Glasses Decorative Sand Watch for Yoga. Learning to count by fives is important in telling the time. ![]() As Yogi Berra notably said, “it gets late early out here.” Free for commercial use No attribution required High quality images. The only hope for this baseball fan is that the quicker the games end, the less beer and hot dogs will be sold at the ballpark, forcing the owners to rethink this grand plan after all. Our eyes, unfortunately, will be drawn to the decreasing seconds, adding an unnecessary urgency to the once natural and restful sandlots that we call home and the game we once found familiar. Starting today, umpires will yell “Play Ball” at ballparks and then, those same umpires will begin watching the clock. I can accept that gone are the days of afternoon games for a pennant or championship, but how about starting the game an hour earlier to invite a younger generation to see their favorite player take a few at bats before their parents reluctantly send them to bed because it is a school night. If Major League Baseball was all-in on engaging a new audience, they wouldn’t start their biggest games of the year at 8:03 p.m., the start time of all six World Series games last fall.
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