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It is the pitcher's responsibility to allow the batter to be reasonably set in the box. You don't want to kill the ball after every pitch, and you don't want someone hurt. The younger guys that violate this rule usually haven't gotten past the shear concentration of just hitting the catcher's mitt. Therefore, they usually just don't realize the batter isn't set. Call time, inform them of their responsibility and move on.
The umpire in this situation was ignorant of the rule, and destroyed the game he was working as a result. The coach who allowed or ordered his pitcher to do what he did is simply a rec ball, rat ba***ard, wannabee the hero, I'm the manager so my kids playing, and we're winning at all costs, kind of person.
(Edited to eliminate what the rat truly was without eliminating it completely)
[Edited by TBBlue on Jul 26th, 2005 at 08:13 PM]
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