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Originally posted by sinbadjmu
A game we played the other week, the first baseman would yell a loud 'yip' or 'whaaa!' , for lack of better description, right as the pitch crossed the plate and the batter would be swinging.
Is this legal?
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You're talking about slow pitch softball here. Of course it is chiicken sh**, but give me a break. If the batter isn't concentrating on that 4" ball and cannot hit it, it certainly isn't the fault of the idiot fielder.
You want to shut the guy up? Hit the ball at him.
As the umpire, I would talk to his coach and tell him what may happen, but I'm not going to babysit adults playing a game.