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Originally posted by Tex
Careful with 5.10. Some pre-game conferences are help prior to finishing previous game. This may be true when tournaments are running behind.
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They may flip a coin and exchange line ups and even cover standard ground rules, but, as the umpire, I will not be there.
At some point, there must be a pre-game, if for no other reason than to get my line-ups.
Nonetheless, and especially when a tournament is running behind, when the crew walks on the field, all they need to hear is, "Gentlemen/Ladies, you are on the clock."
Waiting until the first pitch defeats the purpose of having a time limit and, IMHO, is a bit inane.