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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
just hold the pitcher and tell them to get in the box.
If they take too long to get set, call a strike. They have 10 sec to get ready once you tell em.
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Wade's correct, as per ASA 7-4-K.
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A strike is called by the umpire: if the batter does not take their position in the batter’s box within 10 seconds after being directed by the umpire.
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95% of the time, the batter will comply without a word. 4% will initially squawk... until you call a strike on them.
The last 1%? Well, they sit in the parking lot for fussing too much about a simple direction.