"my time"
 

"[I]MY TIME"[I] :eek:

WTF is MY time?

Is that as opposed to YOUR time? :rolleyes:

(Sorry it just annoys me.......)

Happened Thursday evening.... at first I was going to cut the guy some slack...... but then I noticed he called MY time EVERYtime. Even when a coach or player asked for time.


Then I got another partner this weekend who used the same expression......

I know, no big deal, but it annoys me....:rolleyes:

I know, no big deal, but it annoys me....

Good candidate for the TV show "Lie To Me".

My question to those using that phrase would be: "overcompensate much?"

All "times" are mine. :cool:


But I guess it distinguishes who requested the time out if for umpiring purposes.

So, when someone tells you, "that isn't happening in MY game" how to you feel?

That is my pet peeve.

Doesn't matter who requests time. The umpire is the only one who grants time.

"My time" is not annoying to me because to me it means that the umpire is calling time without the request from either the offense or the defense. I am not saying that I call it that way, but it is reasonable to eliminate the need to explain which team is being charged a conference. I'd file it under preventive umpiring. Is it necessary? No.

I think that is the thinking and I think it comes from some other sports.
That is what is annoying to me.

BTW, did you notice that the guy I was talking about used the phrase even when a coach or player asked for time.
I guess I wasn't clear, but he did this even when a coach was requesting a (charged) conference....

As far as preventive umpiring - I'm thinking that's a stretch.... but to each his own...

That's on MY list too.
But only when it happens on MY field.:eek::eek::eek:

(edited to add):
In the interest of full disclosure, I'll bet I've used that phrase before (probably in response to some coach who was arguing that all the other umpires let him sit on a bucket on the field), but it annoys me even when I do it!.
I think I've kicked the habit, but sometimes my evil twin takes over.

I actually go a step further here and file it as going well beyond preventative umpiring. If I'm calling time, it's always for a valid reason - I'm either calling it by rule, mechanic, by request, or I'm calling it because conditions justify calling time (which is, again, supported by rule).

If a coach believes I'm going to call time just to screw them out of a charged conference, they need their head checked, and putting the word "my" in front of "time" isn't going to get them a better grip upon reality.

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.

agree

No, I didn't. That does change my perspective.

Of course. I was referring to communication, not rule.

Not from basketball.

Coach/Player request - whistle with open hand up - look to coach to see whether they want full or 30 - look at table - "HC red full timeout - start the clock"

I've never heard "my time" on the court.