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As I think back - and take a quick look back through notes - the only problem delay that I've ever had to deal with was a batter not getting to the plate quickly in an early tournament game. I was uic'ing and also working the game - I forget why but must have had someone cancel on me or show up late. Anyway, I had been introduced to all the team coaches as the tournamet's uic, and now I'm doing the plate for this game. When the third batter of an inning took a really long time to get to the plate - I couldn't even see anyone moving in the dugout - I started calling strikes every 10 seconds. At this point, a parent/fan hollered at the dugout "Hey, he's calling strikes! Get up there now!" Wouldn't ya know, here comes the batter, now running." Since I was known as the uic, ALL coaches kept their batters moving quickly the entire tournament. And I didn't hear a single complaint.
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Steve M
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