ump complaining of taking to long!!!

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Oct 13, 2010
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Oklahoma
Im 99&beyond DD, and I play 14u, ASA rules. During tonights game the umpire approched me and the pitcher after our defensive inning, and said that we are taking to long to pitch,if we take more then 10 seconds he would start to call everything balls. We were doing our signs, and I was getting into my position. Can he do that?
 
Jun 22, 2008
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Under ASA rules you have 20 seconds to deliver the pitch after receiving the ball back from the catcher. If the umpire feels you are exceeding the time limit, then yes, he can call you for a time violation and issue a ball to the batter.
 
Jul 28, 2008
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From what Comp said.

Rule 6, Section 3-

O. The pitcher has 20 seconds to release the next pitch after receiving the ball
or after the umpire indicates “play ball.”
 
Dec 6, 2010
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Florida
Most of the time the umpire doesn't indicate play ball until the batter is set in the box. We had a umpire doing the same thing in our high school game not to long ago. It seem to me that he didn't want to be there, so why be there. I think most pitchers get the pitch off under 20 seconds. To me it just gives the pitcher more to worry about when a umpire tells them this.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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The umpire doesnt indicate play ball each and every time the batter steps into the box. The batter is also under a time limit to enter the box, if they exceed it, the umpire can call a strike on them. I normally do not time every batter or pitcher, but, if it becomes obvious they are taking longer than they should I will start timing them.
 
Nov 23, 2010
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North Carolina
How much time does the batter have to get into the box? I swear, while my GDD is getting into the box, I can go get a cup of coffee and get back and she still wouldn't be ready. She says she is trying to get relaxed. LOL The ASA umpires never warn her about this!
 
Oct 13, 2010
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Oklahoma
The umpire doesnt indicate play ball each and every time the batter steps into the box. The batter is also under a time limit to enter the box, if they exceed it, the umpire can call a strike on them. I normally do not time every batter or pitcher, but, if it becomes obvious they are taking longer than they should I will start timing them.

Mom here -

They did not appear to be taking any longer than normal, or any longer than the other team.
This particular ump is a jerk. Every coach at the park thinks so.
He was constantly in DD's way. He even complained about her diving after a popup foul that she ran into him.
The sad thing is at the time he complained about the time it was taking them to pitch, we were already down 24 to nothing. Really? You are going to give the other team an even BIGGER advantage because you are on a power trip? Luckily the game was called right after that.

This was just something new that we had never heard of and I told her to come on here and ask because someone would know the correct answer. Thanks for answering her questions!!
 
Nov 1, 2009
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If the pitcher is in the circle when she gets the ball back from the catcher the clock starts then. 20 seconds isn't all that long and a lot is happening in that time. If an umpire approached you then you were taking too long.
 
Jun 22, 2008
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The rule you are referencing does not relate to taking the signal. The pitcher ofter stepping onto the pitching plate with hands separated, must take or simulate taking the signal with hands separated. Then the hands must come together for 1 second, but, cannot remain together longer than 10 seconds.
 

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