Base Runner Asking for Time

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Originally posted by tcannizzo
Wait until the ball is in the circle. If R1 is still on the ground an F5 has the ball, holding the tag on R1, the play is not over yet.

R must stand up without breaking contact with the base if F is holding the tag.

F must successfully get the ball in the circle, as R may advance on an errant throw.

Don't kill the play unless there is an apprent serious injury. This way, you know where the ball is.

Don't grant TIME until the ball is in the circle and the runners have stopped, or DBT.

I would consider this borderline over-officious.

Can you cite the part that requires a runner to be standing erect on a base before an umpire can kill the ball. If the play is over, it's over.

Just how long would you wait to kill the ball? What if the runner was content to remain prone until play was suspended? BTW, I did exactly that a few years back when I was playing. An umpire would not kill the ball, so I just laid back, still in contact with the base, pulled my hat over my face and told him I had all night. He eventually killed the ball, I got up and the game went on.