"4th Out" Appeal Procedure

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Well... I have one twist for you...

Was the coach on the field during a live ball? (If so, I don't generally answer coach questions during a live ball) Or did coach call time to ask you this question? Like O said, the ball is still live after the 3rd out. If you had to kill it to address the coach - then you go back to having to have the ball made live again (like you seem to have done).

I see what you are saying here and I am sure that we have people out there who would call TIME being asked by a coach between innings. I make it a point of not doing this. When there is a stop in the action (such as a change at the end of an inning, when a coach asks for TIME, I simply respond "There is no need at this point". You'll see this a lot at the lower levels.... foul ball and the coach wants TIME to talk to the batter. Not needed.