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Originally posted by Dakota
On the use of 7-3B, we need to remember the admonishment given to umpires on enforcement of this rule, which putting it in everyday language and adding to it based on my personal reading between the lines says...
"This rule is to prevent delay of the game. Giving warnings is preferred, but the strike call is there for particularly egregious situations. Don't be picky."
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I had a situation in a tournament earlier this year, where a coach would be talking with the girls and never had anyone ready when I called for the batter. After the first inning, I warned him about this delay. He promised it would not happen again. Very next inning, what do you think happened? Once again, there was no one ready when I called for the batter. I gave a long, and I do mean long, ten count and called a strike. By the time I got to five on the next count, I had a batter. You know what else? The rest of the game there were absolutely no delays!