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Originally Posted by umpjong
So the 2nd baseman should start yelling time, so then he could invoke this rule? Geez, give it up... The citation is in the definition of a walk, and to conclude that the only time you must immediately go to first base is when someone wants time is lets say remarkable. In your interpretation he may sit down and have a sandwich and then call his mother if he likes and then if and only when he is ready he may go to first. What time parameters would you place on him?
I'm just telling you that without seeing the play, it sure sounds like he made no effort to go to the bag until he saw something amiss. For me this is to late, and like I stated earlier, he better not have much of a delay getting there.
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The pitcher threw Ball 4. I got all day. There is no way that, absent leaving the field, I would ever call this. I would wait until the defense started complaining, tipped off the runners, and they went to the next base. Then the game would be over and we would leave.