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May 24, 2008
When Major League Baseball executives said this week it was going to make every effort to speed up games, they weren't kidding, apparently.
Just ask J.D. Drew and Dave Magadan.
In the sixth inning of the Sox' 8-3 drubbing the by Oakland A's last night, Drew asked for time from home plate umpire Tim Tschida to go get some pine tar for his bat. Tschida, citing the new speed-up rules which are designed to keep players in the box and action flowing, denied him time.
From the bench, hitting coach Dave Magadan began riding Tschida for his refusal and got himself ejected.
Manager Terry Francona came out to speak to Tschida after the ejection.
``It's coming from the league,'' said Francona. ``We knew that -- we were warned.''
But the players seemed unaware of some of the specifics of the process.
``I guess it's a new rule,'' said Drew. ``You have to have (the bat) ready. That's news to everybody in this clubhouse. Nobody knew about it.''
``It's kind of a ridiculous rule,'' said Dustin Pedroia. ``I don't know who invented it, but we've got to clear it up.''
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