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Old Sat Sep 20, 2008, 02:01pm
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Originally Posted by canadaump6 View Post
Depends on the league and whether it is a tournament. For some tournaments we have up to an hour in between games. I've had other doubleheaders where if we take more than 15 minutes somebody is nagging us.

My problem is that the umpires in the doubleheader described used their time phoning people to see if the ejected player sits out the second game. Suspensions are not their call, but like a lot of people have said it helps knowing what the policy is going into the doubleheader.
You shouldn't care what they do between games. It's their time. If I was told we needed to start as quick as possible, I would let them know "we'll be out when we're changed and ready." I couldn't possibly care how much of Game 2 is played -- we're getting paid and the lights are on a timer.
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