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Originally posted by argodad
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You allow it?!?! Try stopping it and see how quick you become the ogre! Your heritage will be questioned. Many people will want to know if you have a date or promise after the game! You will be the MEAN umpire who will not let the girls play and have fun.
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In Pensacola, most of us keep the game moving pretty well. We tell them in pre-game that they have 1 minute between innings, and that if they want to warm up, they better hustle. Providing cold or wet weather isn't a factor, I'll cut the pitcher's warm up pitches to 2 or 1, then get a batter in the box. Most players and coaches adapt and we get quick "rah-rahs" and more softball.
Now, if it's a time-limit summer ball game (93 degrees and Gulf humidity) and both teams want to goof off, I'll stand back and suck on my water bottle for as long as they want.
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Larry,
Sounds good to me, and I know about the humidity down there.
If you do it as a group, that is easy. It's when some umpires let them do whatever they please, rules and clock be damned, and then you come in behind that crew and try to do the job right.
Fri Jan 28, 2005, 04:40pm
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