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From the OP, unless the pitcher was hanging the batter out the timing of the verbal time request along with the coaches reaction to the IP not being called sounds to me like this was a coached tactic to try and illicit an IP.
Information not included in the OP that could very well have bearing on the situation, were there any runners on base and if so where were they? How convenient would it be in a critical point in the game with a runner on 3rd base to get an IP called?
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