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Originally Posted by GarthB
Thanks for the URL showing at least I'm consistent.
To me, practical would be to call time immediately in FED to let everyone know that play is over and keep the whining to a minimum should the pitcher pitch and the batter hit the ball.
As I said in the thread you referenced...When I can't remember the code under which I'm working, I'll retire.
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It really has nothing at all to do with whether one can or can't remember which rule set is being used. It has more to do with style, as it just looks cooler to point and say "that's a balk." followed immediately by "Time." The one second delay between the two phrases is not going to confuse anyone or cause any whining.
The call of "Time" can mean just about any reason for killing the ball, whereas if it is preceded by "That's a balk," there is no confusion as to why it is being called.
Garth, by all means do it the way you want. Just don't consider those who do it differently to be using it as a crutch, or because they don't know WTF they are doing, because that is just not the case.