[jxt127]

This happens all the time in our league here. The pitcher walks a batter and the coach is immediatley walking onto the field requesting time. I agree in the majors its no big deal as no one is going to be running more than the base they are entitled too.

We do a lot of run to second on a walk as often there in no-one covering and the catcher/picher are not paying attention either. Some assume that just because you throw the ball to the picther on the rubber the play is dead.

Our better blues just watch as the runner goes anyway but there seem to be a number who call time the moment a coach asks for it even though plays are still happening. Time is not automatic just because it is asked for. The coaches need to wait before it is called.

In your sit by all means you should have sent the 3rd base runner home and maybe the 2nd base runner too. Who knows in the confusion you might even have cleared the bases. The coach gathering his infielders at the mound without having time called is just bad coaching and he should pay the price in full.

Did just that last year the coach ran out to argue a call at first and our R3 ran home no time was asked for or given and the run scores.

john