What exactly does an umpire say when coming to break up a meeting at the mound?

Question

And what are the ramifications if the ump feels as though the team is taking too long?

Answer 1

WHEN THE UMP COMES UP HE SAYS IS SOMETHING WRONG OR DO U NEED A PITCHING CHANGE THEN HE SAYS BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BREAK THIS UP

if they take too long he warns them but if it happens again hell through the manager out

Answer 2

Usually nothing. By the time I get almost to the dirt, they break up anyway. Coaches will many times wait until the umpire makes a move to give the pitcher a bit more time to rest.


If they won't "break the huddle", you can do a couple of things. The best would be to place a batter in the box, and start calling balls. You could start ejecting players and coaches for unsportsmanlike conduct, or forfiet the game for refusal to play.

I will say come on guys, lets play ball about once every 10 trips or so.

They always break up though.

Answer 3

"Let's go, guys."

"Let's go, gentlemen."

"Here we go."

"What are you going to do, coach?"

Anything along those lines.

A usual routine for the plate umpire is to grant "time," record the conference on his lineup card, clear the plate of dirt, and then wait a second. If the conference is still going on, the plate umpire will slowly walk toward the mound and tell the coach or manager to get going.

If the manager or coach pretends not to hear him (which sometimes happens when the coach wants to gripe about the umpire's "consistency" in calling balls and strikes), the umpire will go all the way to the mound and again urge the coach or manager to break it up.

After that, it's time to eject the coach or manager if he doesn't leave. I've never had it happen in any of my games.

An umpire cannot start calling automatic balls while time is still out, and no umpire should ever order "play" with a coach in fair territory.

Answer 4

What I used to fdo was the following --
Brush the plate off.
Count to about 12.
start walking slowly towards the mound.
If the meeting was still going on, I would step between the pitching coach/manager and the pitcher and say, "Okay, is he staying or do I need to signal for the new guy?"
Usually managers will cease the meeting. They could fire a shot like "hey I think you are a little tight back there" which could (usu. did not) start a situation. They could even ask "what would you do?"
That is when I would say "that is why I umpire."

Answer 5

Tons of things When i umpire little league games i tell them funny things like come on guys gotta get home for dinner

But major league umps say lets go, speed it up, what is this a tea party

A ramification would be that teams strike zone being a little smaller when the guy starts pitching again after the time out

Answer 6

In general terms he just goes to the mound to keep things moving along, so he justs kept the game moving. If one team takes too much time he can start calling ball 1, 2, 3, 4 to make the team hustles up.

Answer 7

Something like "Let's break up this meeting at the mound."

Answer 8

Since umpires are travelling all over the country working different cities all the time, they are usually asking the home pitcher which restaurant is best.

Answer 9

He tells them to bring the conversation to a close and let's get the game going.

Answer 10

Times up boys...lets go. That's my guess.