Granting time to walk the ball to the pitcher

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Why would an infielder be scared to throw the ball back to the pitcher? They field it and throw to a base.

What's the difference if he throws the ball to the pitcher and then calls time and runs to the mound? Do you not grant time then?

It makes me wonder why a few seconds are so precious. Makes me think you don't want to be there in the first place. Games vary, so what. I'll bet some will crap their pants if the game goes extra innings.

I have never had a problem with excessive timeouts. When they start playing with a clock and giving each team a certain amount of timeouts, then I will worry more about it.

Why post still up? Me want know.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Why post still up? Me want know.

I didn't see the timing of it as coincidental either.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Why post still up? Me want know.

Double standard.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Double standard.

Not at all.

If the (edited) post had been written by anyone else, all of us would respond that we disagreed, but wouldn't take personal shots. The "you" in the sentence that Steve highlighted I take as a generic "you".

:shrug: