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Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Luckily for me ASA says I can call time, so no problem.


OHHHHH

another thing I do.... this one will really chap the hides of the purists im sure..

If they are using a Courtesy Runner.. I dont wait for the C/R to get all the way to the base and do a little "tap in" to change spots.. I tell the runner "you can come off go on in" .. then they typically will do their little hand slap about at the pitchers circle.. as opposed to waiting the extra time for the C/R to get all the way to the base then the former runner to get all the way into the dug out..

They meet half way! Theres 20 seconds saved! woot.

I suppose that if I did like the lonely boredome of sitting around perpetually waiting on players, I would do more baseball than I do.

I am impressed at your etternal vigilance of waiting and waiting, hour after hour, inning after inning, game after game, for the off chance that a pitcher might try to pick off a runner that is not allowed to leave the bag.

thats heart man, good on you.

Thanks for the kudoes

When a coach asks for time to put in the CR, at least around here, the runner usually trots off as soon as she knows that she is being replaced and we are waiting for the CR to find her helmet.
It almost sounds like you don't call LBR outs but I don't think that is what you would be saying.
Calling time doesn't help anything. IM made a good argument earlier that there is no essential difference in outcomes but there is the potential difference. Keeping the ball live forces the players to concentrate and the umps to watch the action.

If there is no essential difference, why lose the LBR and the potential outs or plays that result from it.
As I told IM in post 50 If calling time floats your boat, then by all means call time.

BTW What is woot??