ASA Pitcher Delay

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Stevetheump

2010 ASA RuleBook, Rule 6, Section3, J:"The pitcher has 10 seconds to release the next pitch after receiving the ball or after the umpire indicates "play ball."
You were saying Irish.....?
In this particular case, I'm NOT going to indicate "play ball" to further *iss off the pitcher. Like I said in my earlier post, sometimes the best call is no call at all.

Just because you choose to avoid pissing off a pitcher (who is showing you up) by not indicating "play ball" does not mean the rule requires possession.

BTW, what's with everything being in bold?

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dakota

BTW, what's with everything being in bold?

Thank you for addressing the elephant in the room....or on the board, as the case may be.

[Stevetheump]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Just because you choose to avoid pissing off a pitcher (who is showing you up) by not indicating "play ball" does not mean the rule requires possession.

BTW, what's with everything being in bold?

Just my style, Dakota. And again, I would say something (quietly) to the catcher to help get this situation resolved. Getting in a pissing contest with a player usually does not have a "good" outcome.

[Tru_in_Blu]

The question from the OP is:

Umpire rules ball 4 and awards batter 1B. Defense protests what they believe is a misinterpretation of rule 6.3.

As the UIC, how would you rule?

The issue is not whether you would have called a ball or not. The situation was given and the PU did call a ball. The result was a protested game.

The whole bolding thing to me seems like someone trying to make a statement and wanting to ensure they're being heard. That being the case, and if that's Stevethump's "style", I'd have to question if he could quietly tell the catcher anything. If he gave the catcher a handwritten note, I'd expect it to be bolded.

I do read most of the entries posted here. I don't have a pressing need to reply to every one, even if they are less than five years old.