1 Hitters must be in the batter's box by 1:45. 2  If the hitter's not ready, the umpire can call a strike. 3  If the pitcher doesn't throw a pitch by 2:05, the umpire can call a ball. 4  Teams will have a maximum of 2:30 to change pitchers, with the clock starting as soon as the reliever enters the playing field. If the pitcher doesn't throw a pitch by 2:05, the umpire can call a ball. 2  Teams will have a maximum of 2:30 to change pitchers, with the clock starting as soon as the reliever enters the playing field. 3  Teams are limited to a maximum of three mound visits per game, not including pitching changes.
How common are continuing resolutions? They've been around for more than 135 years and are pretty common. In fact, Congress has passed all its appropriation bills before the beginning of the fiscal year only four times since 1975, so all the other years required continuing resolutions. But before 1980, even if a CR wasn't enacted, the government would often continue to operate under the assumption that Congress didn't actually intend to shut down the government.
The full text of the House and Senate resolutions may be seen by going to http:// thomas. The Senate resolution passed on February 7 by a vote of 21 to 7, and the House resolution passed on February 18 by a vote of 61 to 8. Included in the Senate Resolution was a sense of the Senate amendment, introduced by Sens.