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Originally Posted by Dakota
Then I don't understand your previous post.
bkbjones wrote...
To which you resonded...
So, naturally, I assumed you considered "time expired" to mean "less than 2 minutes remain."
Is that not what you meant?
There is no connection, BTW, between keeping an accurate clock and keeping the game moving. Completely separate issues, and I agree some umpires (and some teams) are very bad at one, the other, or both.
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I said you deal with it creatively.. one creative method is..
If you see you are coming up on a wobbler inning (ie it could last long enough to be over OR it could go quickly and you have to start a new inning)..
You tell both coaches "coach, this is probably the last inning". "OK BLUE!" the coach goes to work "alright girls this is IT!!!!"
So, presuming some non champ game where no one really cares - in most cases that starts the "last inning fervor" culminating with the supreme moment where both teams line up for the hand slaps..
Regardless of the time left on the clock, and the umpire didnt say a word except "probably" at the top of the inning.. which will give you wiggle room if you MUST start a new inning.
Creative dealing with the clock.
a few nights ago in beer league the guys all lined up with 7 mins left on the clock. They just all lined up. I think at the top of the inning some guy asked "how much time we got blue" .. I said "we're getting close to the end, I'll check for you".. then I just never checked for him. My clock is right there for all to see, not a hidden watch.. creativeness.
Now I'm sure lots of umps would have ran out and demanded they play another inning, me I couldnt hit reset on my timer quick enough.