I tossed this into the thread about putting your hand up, but I think the conversation swept by it. Or maybe everyone just ignored it. I'll try again:
Someone has retrieved a foul ball or two, and is ready to throw it/them in to you or the catcher. In a live ball situation (maybe B1 has just walked), suppose a ball is coming in from the sidelines, you and maybe the catcher are looking over that way, the ball is thrown to you, or to the catcher who hands it to you, and while this is going on, something fun happens on the field, maybe in the worst case a steal of home. Maybe the catcher still has the game ball, maybe the pitcher. Is time automatically out anywhere in this sequence of events, or should you bark out "time!" when it gets started? In general, how do you prevent a problem from developing in this situation? A little like brushing off the plate, but more likely to happen unexpectedly (yeh, I know, I shouldn't brush the plate unexpectedly).
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