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.
In Congress a related form of action is the concurrent resolution: it is passed in the form of a resolution of one house with the other house in agreement. Unlike a joint resolution, a concurrent resolution does not require the approval of the president.