On The Clock....Good or Bad in your Opinion?

[Cub42]

I think that this clock issue needs to be clarified. The HPU would not have the watch. I would imagine the 3B umpire, if it is on the field would handle it. I have seen in tournaments in the past, that there is a time keeper off the field. I brought up the conference at the mound because there was an earlier post stating that he goes to the mound tells the MGR its done, then leaves to go back to the plate before the MGR departs mound. Where this is going to be used, the SEC, the majority of the pitches are called from the dugout, so as far as making his mind up what to throw is a moot point.I do not feel that this in anyway disrupts game. If anything, it will improve the flow of the game. D1 athletes are not the same as youth players. They are in a major program, where every part of there game plan is a result of scouting, and the MGR

[Kevin Finnerty]

This concern started because of those color-coded computerized systems that the catchers wear on their wristbands to translate pitch type and location. Giving the friggin' sign has never taken longer.

[JJ]

When the Missouri Valley used the clock, it sat on the fence in the right/center field alley. It was just like the 30-second clocks you see above the backboards in basketball. Very visible - there were seldom any arguments about WHEN time expired. The philosophy of having the clock in the first place was another matter, but it DID speed up the game.

JJ