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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
Not that it matters. I can almost guarantee at clinic will be a non hardline approach to this, a few "intent" comments, a dab of "let them play ball", and a smidgen of "wink*wink* we dont have a stop watch".
Which is fine by me... but its pretty much useless to revamp unused rules.
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You are correct. This is a game-control rule that is usually enforced when you have a problem child on the PP or a proverbial cat-and-mouse game between the batter and pitcher.
What many umpires do not understand is that they do not have to grant a batter or pitcher time. Just say "no" and indicate both to play. If either do not move immediately to continue, make the call.