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Bases Loaded Walk and Umpire Calling Time
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Guest Jeff
Bases are loaded and the batter walks. At what point can an umpire call time based on a request from the coach?
Situation. In our game, we had bases are loaded and the batter walked. The runner on 3B walks towards home while the runner on second sprinted around 3B and is moving towards home prior to the runner on 3B touching the plate. In other words, the runner from 3B has yet to cross home while the runner on 2B has touched 3B and is half way home. Question: When can an umpire call time on this play? Our umpire stated it did not matter what the runners on 1B, 2B, or 3B did, he is permitted to call time once the batter touches 1B. So is he correct that the batter determines when he may call time?
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I wouldn't put too much weight on the diction there. The case writer is envisioning a play where the coach wants to talk to the BR (about to be R1) and intercepts him on the way to 1B. The point
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The umpire should not call time while a "play is in progress." Whether a play is in progress, of course, is judgment. 95% of the time in the situation you describe, and 99.95% of the time
noumpere
Agreed. And, the more experienced the players and the more relaxed the game, the more likely I am to use the "Wendelstadt Interp" posted above (and, sometimes, you need to know the teams as well). I
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