"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.

[aceholleran]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

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.

You're right that "time" is redundant in the foul ball incident. However, in LL (11-12), this is an offensive conference and must be noted. You get one per inning, unless DC has a conference, which gives offense a "freebie."