The Dude
Member
Let's off by stating how much I hate these 1.5 hour and less time limits on games. Yeah if it's a blowout run 'em off the field, but how many games have you personally sat through where you said to yourself 'if we/they had just another inning or two, we/they would have come back'. Come backs are important to any kid learning a sport. It teaches to play from gun to gun. It's really a life lesson, as well. Working a count should never be considered stalling. It's a huge part of baseball/softball. It teaches the importance of patience. The first pitch you see isn't always 'your pitch'. Onto coaches stalling (calls for shoe tying, unnecessary mound meetings, having catcher take forever to get out there after hitting, etc) it's simply bush league. Any coach that does this is an arse! These are kids, what are you teaching them? We want to win every game, but not that way. Wouldn't you rather see your competition get better, too? That will make your girls better in the long run, even if you have to take a loss now and then. Quit living out your childhood fantasy and be a man/woman! Maybe TD's should schedule less pool play games and let the games play out. This is a tough call. Understandably you don't want a game that is 17-0 in the third inning to keep dragging on.
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