Too many pitches

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Before anyone jumps on this. let us recognize that Mike is generally talking the slowpitch game, which allows just 3. In fastpitch, we know it is 5.

Did you decide that just before you go to bed, you were going to take away all my fun?

It should be noted that unless the pitcher and catcher are standing at the entrance to the dugout and hustle out onto the field immediately upon the umpire ruling the 3rd out on their team, most will never get in five warm-up pitches in 60 seconds.

I look at the one-minute limit as a game control device that you enforce when necessary, not be so strick that a pitcher barely gets any warm-up prior to the inning.