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Originally Posted by RKBUmp
They have a maximum of 1 minute from the last out to the first pitch to the leadoff batter of the next half inning. Try timing it sometime, by the time the teams change sides, throw 3 warm ups, throw the ball around and the batter gets in the box it is right at 1 minute if they are hustling. The umpires are simply enforcing the 1 minute between inning and keeping the game moving.
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I agree with the time, the issue is how they are enforcing it. When you flat out say, you have 3 pitches, you are not enforcing the time rule, but are enforcing a rule different than what is in the book.
I actually did time the breaks today while on the bases and we were averaging about 1:30 between half innings with two teams that did hustle on and off. This was with an umpiring allowing 5 pitches.
Thankfully the games only went 5 and a half. It was 15-0 and 21-0 for the two games and even with a slightly longer time period between innings were done in just over 2 hours (including the time between games).