Not grant “time” to a batter who asks for time once the pitcher has begun hisThat's Carlos Beltran's key to disrupting pitchers. I can't wait to see him call time, think he's been granted it and step out, only to have a strike thrown right down the center of the plate.
delivery. If the batter leaves the batter’s box without time and the pitcher
delivers a pitch, the umpire will call the pitch as if the batter had not left
the box.
Can't wait.
I don't think you'll have to wait too long to see this happen....it's pretty common it seems.
ReplyDeleteI know he always does it, but I can only recall one time so far this year where he was not awarded time and the pitch was called a strike.
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ReplyDeleteWillie won't be there by the time it closes.
I agree.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they also start forcing pitchers like Moyer, Traschel, Mussina, Dice-K also follow the rules and not take so long in between pitches.
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