Mechanic Question

[kylejt]

No one said what type of ball this is.

I've worked tournaments where they want us to keep it to 60 seconds on the changeovers. I've got a pretty good clock in my head, and usually take that duty for my crew. If I'm on the bases, I'll just point to the PU, and he can tell the catcher to send it down. If I see the PU is doing paperwork, I'll wait until I can see he's about finished, then tell the closest defensive player to tell the catcher to throw it down. (I hate umpires who feel the need to bellow "BALLS IN!" Let the players take care of this).

I also factor in if teams are hustling or not, and if the catcher was on base.

I watched part of a game last night where changeovers were taking 5+ minutes. It was a three hour, 6 inning Little League game. Awful game management by all concerned. No reason for that. None.