Fri Jul 17, 2009, 10:15am
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: West of Atlanta, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by steveshane67
No, he didnt say that, he simply said "I can take as much time as I want". Obviously hes just another player who doesnt know that he only has X seconds to get back in the batters box. I agree if the batter says "you cant stop me, or starts saying something with his hands behind his ears..." then that could be an ejectionable offense
and besides, according to MLB rule 6.02 C
The punishment for not getting back in the batters box is a strike, not an ejection.
As I hear all the time on here, the umps job is to enforce all the rules as written, not to administer their own personal views on various situations.
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And, he did enforce the rules as written. All of that taken together is unsportsmanlike conduct. Violates 9.01(d).
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