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Old Fri Apr 22, 2005, 08:45pm
Daryl H. Long Daryl H. Long is offline
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I am amazed at the number of umpires I meet who believe that THEY are the ones to decided WHEN/IF a game shall begin.

Rules say that is the HOME coach's decision. Rule 4-1. The "other conditions" may be that the visiting team arrived late and did not have ample opportunity to have infield practice so the home coach delays the start to offer that courtesy. Nothing umpires can do about it so just relax.

While umpire jurisdiction begins when the umpires enter the field Rule 10-1-2 that does not give him the authority to sepercede the coach's decision about starting the game given him by Rule 4-1. It only gives him authority as prescribed in rule 10-1-1.
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