Thread: Water break?
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Old Sun May 13, 2018, 07:53am
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Originally Posted by BSBAL18 View Post
Honestly I didn’t know what to say. He kept hounding me about it being ridiculous to allow a after break and all I could think to say was “I made a judegement that his health was being affecting and allowed him short water break”. I knew I’d never seen a rule prohibiting such a break, especially in the heat of the day for a pitcher running long...
And yet, it's common practice to allow a pitcher to take one or two practice pitches after being hit by a batted ball. Same difference, IMO.

Your reply to him could have been "Coach, I'd do the same for your pitcher."

What a maroon.
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