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Old Thu Apr 18, 2019, 06:57pm
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Originally Posted by LRZ View Post
I'm firmly in the "keep the ball alive" school. Just because a batter puts his hand up as he settles into the box, I'm not going to call time. For safety, I will, however, stop a pitcher, if the batter is not set.

Same on a slide, if the kid doesn't really need to dust off: "You don't need it, stay on the bag and climb the ladder."
I agree, but that doesn't answer the OP's question.
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