The glacial pace of play this postseason, coupled with scheduled start times that have been as late as 8:39 p.m. Eastern, has revived an old, persistent and - some would say - tired (no pun intended) criticism: that the sport of baseball is doing a disservice to fans by forcing them to choose between watching the endings of the most important games of the year or going to sleep at a reasonable hour. And it may be contributing to the series' disappointing television ratings thus far, with viewership for Game 2, despite the marquee matchup of major-market teams, reportedly down 15 percent from last year's Game 2 between the Dodgers and Houston Astros.