[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

I wouldn't want to put that kind of attention on myself.

I ran into a time limit issue this year, actually. Little League, Junior level, interleague. I had a watch in my back pocket. Both teams screwed around at the start of the game taking excessive infield erven though the field was ready in PLENTY of time and I made it clear the clock had started (and no, there was no specific rule about first pitch or anything and the umpires that do these games pretty much have to fill in the gaps in rules and the one thing I don't do is show up to a game and then wait until past the start time while the coaches show me who owns the field).

We play to the time limit and I call the game. Visiting coach comes out screaming and hollering saying that there's still 5 minutes left. They're down 8 runs and I reminded him what I had said when we finally had the plate meeting. Then he started in on how I'm just trying to screw the players, blah, blah. That's when I turned and kept walking, even though I had parents calling me names all the way to the car.

I hate, HATE time limits, but if I gotta....without a time limit, I would've been a bit more forceful in getting the teams started on time, I must say.

I think that if you worked in an area where the clock was in plain view, and not in your back pocket, the whole issue of whether YOU were screwing anyone would go away --- they'd all see the clock moving and perhaps hustle their pregame rituals ... and they'd DEFINITELY see time expire, and not be reliant on something they can't see or don't trust.