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Originally Posted by PtotheB
I give the pitchers five pitches in the first inning after that it's three at the most unless I have a sub or something...
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Why do you deviate from the actual rule as it is written? Is that just something you came up with on your own, because you think it's better that way, or have you been instructed to do this? The rules say they get five warm-up throws and, for that reason alone, I tend to let them take five (still subject to the one-minute time allowed).
As for mbc's question...I generally leave this up to the plate umpire. Then again, usually the guys I work with won't allow 21 between inning warm-up throws! It's not really my policy to butt in here, but that's pretty excessive. I can see myself maybe saying to the pitcher, "You have one more warm-up pitch", once she hits...I don't know...maybe 10? 8? 12? Guess it depends on what the plate umpire is doing while I'm just standing there and how sick I am of watching warm-up pitches and wasting time!
Since I'm going to be fairly close to first base and right field to begin with, I might say just loud enough for F3 and F9 to hear me, "Let's bring 'em in". That should end the fielding practice without drawing much attention.
If the plate umpire has an issue with me butting in like that, then he should learn how to manage a ballgame so I don't have to! Somewhere between 5 and 21 throws there has to be some point where you say "enough is enough" and try to get the game moving along again.