Reply to "Time between pitches"

Pirate Fan100+ posts

Bob, you are 100% correct. The key to this situation is to control the game.

You do not need a stopwatch to determine if the pitcher to abusing the rule of either taking to long, or quick pitching.

The decision an umpire makes can not be made out of context. If it is obvious that the the pitcher is deliberly taking to long, you deal with.

Whether you want to talk to the coach between innings, say something to the catcher, or be a rules jockey and call a ball immediatley it's all about how you, the umpire, controls the game. Any of the abovementioned options are all correct. But what one is the best can only be determined by the situation.

2/20/042:31 PM

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