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Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
I am 100% with your UIC. The two ASA rules point out the pitcher has 20 seconds, and may pause with hands together up to 10 seconds (of the 20 seconds). No where does it say we should grant "time" to allow the batter to control if the pitcher may do that!!
Nothing personal, Chess Ref; one of my pet peeves is failure of umpires to manage the pace of their game. It is the players game to play; it is your game to manage. In my game, the batter needs to be in the box and ready in 10 seconds; the pitcher has the rest of the 20 seconds to pitch. The batter only gets "time" if the wind blows something in her face, or something else happens to break that sequence; not just because she thinks she is waiting too long.
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Yea in hindsight I could have done a better job with the whole batter, time out, deal.....live and hopefully learn.....