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Originally posted by mcrowder
After my rant last week about how we should ignore the fans, I finally had one push the right buttons, and I almost sent him home.
After ball one, batter gets out of, and back into the box. She's standing on the plate, with her other foot outside the box. Pitcher stops and approaches me, "Isn't she outside of the box?!?!?!" I remove my mask and glance at the coach (a good coach who I've worked with before often). Coach sees my expression and tells his pitcher to shut up. He knows I don't let the players talk to me like that.
Pitcher then tells her coach the same thing. Coach requests time and from about 20 feet away asks me the same question. I say, "Probably - doesn't matter right now". Coach knows the rules, and was probably just asking me to appease his player. The pitcher is visibly upset, but as she takes her position on the mound, the player backs up and is set up properly. This girl was batter ten out of ten and did this every pitch. Walked up without paying attention, then looked down and backed up into the box.
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Speaking of not knowing the rules. You didn't note which sancitoning body, but speaking ASA, the umpire may warn the batter about not keeping a foot in the box. There is no limit on the number of warnings an umpire may choose to issue prior to calling a strike.
How can you be wrong about something which only you can decide?
OTOH, ASA does not allow you any authority over the fans, however, I suspect the complex/league in your area probably does.