[BigTex]

Originally Posted by jdmara

1 for fastball
2 for fastball
3 for fastball...

I think you can figure out the other two pitches. I agree johnny, it's ridiculous at this age that ANY coach is taking up time with pitch calls. Back in the day I was doing a little kids tourney and the catcher would delay the game waiting for the pitch call from the coach. I then decided to speed up the game a little. I warned the coach that any further delay would be penalized. This is how the next batter went down: Thrown ball (1-0), "Delay Coach, ball two" (2-0), Thrown Strike (2-1), "Delay...Ball Three!" (3-1), the pitcher then lofted one over the fence on a pitch

The coach learned quickly that I wasn't going to let him take 25-30 seconds to call a pitch, have the pitcher look at the runner on base for another 25-30 seconds, and then pitch the ball. The game was heading for a 2 hour finish at that pace.

I asked the coach after the game what he was doing over there that it took him 25 seconds to call a pitch. He said he was just taking his time so he could think the pitch through. I replied, "What would you think if I took 25 seconds to call every ball/strike? You'd be all over me for taking so long!" He got the point.

-Josh

....and when he protested your award of balls on the batter, you would back it up with what rule?