And it goes directly against the rule book that says time should never be called with runners off base and playing action going on except in cases of medical emergency.
As I have already said on this subject, just how do you explain to the defensive coach whos team was heads up and threw down for the out that you called time and are returning the runner back to first? Both teams are responsible for knowing the game situation and playing appropriately, not the umpires job to bail out either team because they weren't paying attention.
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