Just speaking from a fan/media/onlooker standpoint, it's bad for the game to see so many deep counts and drag-out ABs. Coaches love 'em (if their team is batting) but it's not real good for the health of the sport.
It is awful!! But part of the problem is that pitchers are taught to throw as hard as possible, so the control is just not there or not emphasized nearly like it once was, so if you stand up there to take pitches, not all that likely you will be in an 0-2 count, like you would have been with Greg Maddux, to name one HOF pitcher.
Best example I can think of in the modern game is Aroldis Chapman. Throws 100 MPH, but even starting the 9th inning with no one on, like Dusty used to do, he would almost always take 20-30 pitches to get three outs. A K, a BB, a K, maybe a single every now and then, and another K. 30 pitches, ten or twelve minutes of actual elapsed time, and
maybe one ball is put in play. :zzz:
That style of ball is turning a lot of fans off.