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Old Tue Mar 15, 2011, 05:55am
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I believe this comes from basketball where is is very important who calls each timeout.

I don't like it. One of the things that is often misunderstood is that coaches and players my request time, but that it's possible that it may not be granted. The phrase "my time" implies that someone other then the umpire can stop play.

Maybe the umpires who use "my time" work in sports where it is a normal phrase. If they do, they should leave the mechanics of that sport behind when doing softball. They may feel that they are clarifying something to the participants. It's unnecessary. It makes for inconsistent mechanics for some umpires to use it and others not. It's not quite as annoying as a plate umpire wearing his/her hat backwards, but it is annoying.
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