It also includes dietary fiber which is a carbohydrate but which does not contribute much in the way of food energy (calories), even though it is often included in the calculation of total food energy just as though it were a sugar.
In the 35 nine-inning games played through last night, the average length of a MLB game has been 2 hours, 52 minutes , according to Michael Teevan, spokesperson for Major League Baseball.
According to a recent, well-researched and very entertaining Boston Globe story, major league game times are longer than they used to be, reversing a trend. They're back up to an average of nearly 2 hours, 58 minutes this year, matching the all-time high in 2000. And that's without Tony La Russa managing.