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Originally Posted by jbergey22
Since baseball isnt using a clock there are a few things that could be exploited. I always wondering what would happen if a losing team felt the ump was screwing them and just decided to throw to first base to try and pick off the runner for the next 2 hours.
In football I always wondering what happens if a team gets ahead and keeps talking delay of game penalties until the clock runs down to 0 as it seems the clock starts running again after the penalty on occasions(especially in the college game). Once they get to their own 1 yardline the penalty isnt really important anymore as its at most a half yard penalty.
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There are a few examples at Retrosheet of that and the umpire(s) awarding the game to the other team. Usually because of ensuing darkness.
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07/18/1954 - Philadelphia at St. Louis - NL - Because of the delaying tactics of the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning, umpire Babe Pinelli forfeited the second game of the doubleheader to the Philadelphia Phillies. At the time the Phillies were leading 8-1 with one man on base and two outs. A few minutes earlier players from both teams had swarmed onto the field where several punches and wrestling matches broke out. Redbirds catcher Sal Yvars and Philles batter Earl Torgeson started the brawl and were both ejected. Managers Terry Moore and Eddie Stanky also tangled. Moore had previously been fired as a Cardinal coach by Stanky. Moore came out of his dugout after Yvars but Stanky tackled Moore. With darkness approaching and the game not yet official, Eddie Stanky brought in three new pitchers in the inning. As the game was not official, no statistics counted for the players, and the Cards Joe Frazier had a lost home run. The first game had been delayed 78 minutes by rain. - New York Times; 07/19/1954, p 22 (Phillies)
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Of course in either situation, and in today's media and fan world, the coach would be fired the next day if he tried them.