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Originally Posted by CecilOne
The rule is primarily one minute (rarely enforced) with a 5 pitch secondary limit. Both are allowed to be exceeded in inclement weather or when the umpire is busy with other matters.
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I had a HS partner try to charge the pitcher for an instant base on balls for the upcoming batter, because the pitcher threw 9 pitches between innings while I sorted out the paperwork with substitutions for both teams. 
And for what it's worth, I personally enforce the one-minute rule every game (edit: when the ruleset includes it). It keeps things moving...and when you're working bad ball, you gotta keep things moving somehow or you end up with a three-hour game with less than an hour of actual playing action.
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Last edited by teebob21; Mon Mar 27, 2017 at 12:37am.
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