walk/time

1. Time is always called during a live ball. Why would one call time during a dead ball?

2. That said, at most levels, time is not called on a walk until the runner reaches first and play ends. However, you will note that in MLB, it is common for the defensive manager to stroll across the foul line and head towards the mound both before the runner reaches first and the umpire calls time.

Jimmy's right.

I'm surprised that the team with a "huge lead" is even looking for ways to advance bases.

Coaches and players ask for time. Umpires call/grant time. Most umpires, at the lower amatuer levels, will wait until the player reaches first. As the level rises, and the play you describe stops, things get a bit looser.

Do you think this is a case where the ump was trying to be a nice guy and keep the team that was up from being bush league? Granted the team losing needs to get better but if you got a huge lead and doing stuff like that against me - I'm probably getting tossed for dog cussing the other coach. Then when I'm in the parking lot I'm going to start working on a practice schedule to get us better.

Generally when I go to the mound after a walk, I will step from the dugout and say "time, blue". He will usually look at me to acknowledge hearing my request (and sometimes will say something to the tune "once he reaches first, coach"). Whether he says that or not, I always wait until the runner reaches first before continuing onto the field.

Unless the B/R is sprinting to 1st, I call time when the coach asks for it. You don't see that "keep running to 2nd on a walk with R3" **** in a game where real baseball is being played because it will always result in an out and no run.

The first time I got my butt handed to me as a young umpire was on this exact play....I called time and killed a play the coach had on.......this was low youth ball where dash correctly stated this stuff goes on all the time.....

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Originally posted by piaa_ump:
The first time I got my butt handed to me as a young umpire was on this exact play....I called time and killed a play the coach had on.......this was low youth ball where dash correctly stated this stuff goes on all the time.....

What did you do when the coach complained?

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Originally posted by yawetag:

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Originally posted by piaa_ump:
The first time I got my butt handed to me as a young umpire was on this exact play....I called time and killed a play the coach had on.......this was low youth ball where dash correctly stated this stuff goes on all the time.....

What did you do when the coach complained?

I listened....I acknowledged he was correct...I had killed a live ball and I learned from it.....