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Originally Posted by Skahtboi
If the UIC tells me the clock starts at the conclusion of the plate meeting, then that is when the clock starts. If he tells me that it starts with the first warm-up pitch, then that is when I start the clock. If he tells me that I should start with the first pitch of the game, then that is when I start it. It is really a pretty simple concept.
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Since I'm beginning to do more of these timed games - means more youth tournaments instead of adult tournamens - I went & bought one of those countdown timers. It's easy enough to hit start when I say "Play" - that's close enough to the first pitch.
As for ending it before the time limit, nah, let them play.
Wade - kinda a different topic, but you said that your folks use a base-to-plate-to-off rotation. When I was working 2 on & 1 off, I always preferred the plat-to-base-to-off rotation as it meant that fresh legs were comingonto the plate. We would have the former base ump stay for the start of the game while the PU changed to keep things moving. For the past several years, I really prefer the 1-on, 1-off rotation with 4 umps to a field. Call it age or whatever, but this way, I can give every game all the intensity it deserves.