Doubleheader situation

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

The teams need to start the second game of the doubleheader asap because the lights are on a timer.

That's not the umpire's problem. Poor scheduling is to blame for the situation. Maybe they should have planned the schedule a little better.

Originally Posted by canadaump6

How much time is reasonable to give the umpires between games?

Whatever the PU of the first game says is reasonable, not to exceed 30 minutes, but in no case less than 20 (by rule). It is the umpire-in-chief who is the timekeeper controlling the interval between games. Again, it's not the manager's decision as to the start time, so his urgency is not an issue.

Originally Posted by canadaump6

Is it acceptable that they spend some of that time phoning the league president asking if the ejected player is suspended for the second game of the doubleheader, or should whatever suspension happens take place in a game after the doubleheader when the umpire has filled out an ejection report?

What the umpires do on their rest period is their business, but I certainly wouldn't be wasting my time phoning league presidents.