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Old Thu Jun 29, 2006, 08:52am
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Originally Posted by CecilOne
There is no validity to comparing softball and "hard"ball, but those that keep mentioning lead-offs have to remember the 90 ft. vs. 60 ft. difference.
What I find the most ironic about this discussion is that, in my experience, it is baseball, and baseball trained parents, that keep wanting to ask for "time" every time the ball comes in, or after they slide into base. Certainly, if the fielder keeps holding the tag, "time" needs to be called; but, when the ball is thrown to the pitcher, I believe runners can stand up and brush themselves off without "time" being granted.

And, if the fielders can't safely get the ball to the pitcher, that is the coaches' problem; I won't bail them out by calling "time" for them. Wouldn't do it in baseball (where it seems to be expected); surely won't do it in fastpitch.
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