Wed Sep 03, 2003, 11:55am
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Originally posted by CecilOne
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Actually, a similar play happens ROUTINELY in the SP game. I don't know how many times I do not call time because a runner is slowly moving in the direction of the next base. Of course, most AAs are too dumb to understand the logic, unless they are on the offensive side of the field in this case.
The defense goes crazy when I do not immediately call time at their request, but I'm not suppose to call time as long as the play is not over. And as long as that runner is advancing at any pace, the play is not yet over. I'm not talking about a runner just standing off the base, I'm refering to a runner who is moving.
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Are you also tempted to call verbal obstruction when a fielder near you yells "TIME" and the runner stops and retreats?
On the other side of the coin, I think it would be fun to play a SP game with the look-back rule.
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No, absolutely not. If the runner is as stupid as the fielder to believe that a player may call time instead of the umpire, shame on them.
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