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Originally Posted by edhern
Bottom of the sixth starts with 10 minutes left on the time limit. Runners on 2nd and 3rd, one out. After the count goes 3 balls and no strikes on the batter, with 3 minutes left, the coach calls time out to talk to the batter. I put the ball back into play and he sends the runner from third with no attempt to try to score and then he sends the runner from second to get him tagged out. He says that now we have time to start another inning.
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I can't find any logic to this tactic. If his team is leading in the bottom of the 6th with 2 runners on and 1 out he should want to continue to score, or at least have the time limit expire. If his team is trailing he should want to score to take the lead. You didn't say what the score was so it's hard to figure.
Anyway, he is up to no good. By the time we have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out and a runner is sent home with no intent to score the 10 minutes we started with are nearly gone. Call time out and have a discussion, "what's going on coach?". Dust off the plate, talk to the catcher. Take your time to put the ball in play.
Anyone who has ever worked a time limit game has milked the clock when near the time limit in a blowout, or in this case where something fishy is going on.