Cleaning bases

[DaveASA/FED]

I agree if someone slides in with a scoopshovel for a foot and covers a base quickly sweep it off.

But another reason to call time and sweep a base off, did a player get hurt, not bad enough to call a coach out but she needs a second to rub an ankle or catch her breath?

Or most importantly in a game last night PU got hit in a new piece of equipment that he really didn't want to test (you know even though the name implies it you can't drink out of it). 1st BU calls time and sweeps off 1st base which was for all intents clean, but this gave PU a few seconds to catch his breath without causing a scene. Only the umpires standing around (JV game was over early) and the ones on the field knew why it was important to clean that base at that moment. Ok to be honest the 1st basewoman knew too actually asked BU "Do you want me to kick some more dirt on the base to give him an extra second?"