World Series pitch counts and (SO+BB) per batter faced.

In the final World Series game, both have trended up, which would make games take longer to play and be more boring.  Exacerbating this is the obvious increase in dead time between pitches.  Plus, more time between each of the minimum 17 half innings for more commercials.

Click link to view data and graphs.  Each season has two bars, one for each of the two teams.  Between 2011 and 1976 missing seasons: 1999, 1994.  1965 and 1960 are tacked onto the end because pitch counts were available in baseball-reference.com, the source.

Worst individual:
2007 4.32 BOS

Worst combined and also tied for worst individual:
2009 4.26 NYY
2009 4.26 PHI

Only teams under 3 pitches per batter faced:
1985 2.88 KCR
1976 2.82 CIN
1965 2.58 MIN
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1960	4.76%	PIT
1960	8.57%	NYY

Astonishingly low.

Only these indiviual teams had percentages of (SO+BB)/BF below 10:

1985 6.25% KCR

1982 9.09% STL

1979 9.76% BAL

Worst:

1997 44.19% FLA