Calling "Time" on batters

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Originally Posted by Rich

Then the coach got annoyed. First he told me the batter could call time anytime he wanted. I told the coach, "No, he can't." Then he told me that the batter had 20 seconds between pitches and I had to hold back a laugh. I wasn't about to hold a rules clinic. I think the line I finally used (twice) was, "This is the way it's going to be today." Then I told him he needed to go back to the dugout.

If you could appeal to coach's reasonable side. Yah, I know...

"Coach, suppose your F1 was in a groove. Would you want me to allow batters to indiscriminantly call time to throw your pitcher off his rhythm? That kind of crap could get out of hand in a hurry." Optional:"Homey don't play that".