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Old Thu Apr 02, 2009, 07:45am
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
When saying it is "not a request for time", has anyone told you exactly what it is? Of course, it is a request for time. That doesn't mean the umpire must acknowledge and/or grant the request. If the umpire believes it is appropriate to permit the request, so be it.
I agree. I grant it 99% of the time, so long as it isn't obviously excessive and the game is moving along at a decent pace.
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