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Originally Posted by RichMSN
Must be. We baseball types cringe whenever someone yells "DEAD BALL." The proper baseball mechanic is "TIME." Don't ask me why the sports are different, cause I have no idea.
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On the softball side, I've always seen it as two different things.
"TIME" is a suspension in play. "DEAD BALL" is the status of the ball.
Yes, a "DEAD BALL" call does stop the game, but during a dead ball period, runners can be advanced or ruled out. That is not a common occurance during a simple suspension of play.