TWmccoy
3DX Connoisseur
I play in a lot of 50+ leagues and the thing that irks me are as follows: 1) seems like 2/3 of the team needs a pinch runner. It really slows the game down to a snails pace. 2) People don't hustle out to the field which also slows the game down. 3) catcher's having conversations with the umpire instead of quickly getting the ball back to the pitcher. 4) catchers missing every single pitch and having to go back to the backstop to retrieve the ball. We can't start an inning after 60 minutes and we've wasted at least an inning's worth of play with all of these issues.
I umpire a senior league, and to me it can be maddening at times. Everyone needing a pinch runner and a 0-0 count make the games take forever. Half the guys are there looking to walk too.
I'll also add, as an umpire, a team winning the coin toss, choosing home team, and taking 10 minutes to take the field. If a team dawdles too much I'll tell the other team to take the field instead.