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Originally posted by LDUB
Quote:
Originally posted by Daryl H. Long
The fact is, there is no prohibition to prevent a team from congratulating a home run hitter at home plate while the ball is dead. The prohibition is when the ball is alive. The purpose of the point of emphasis is to encourage sporting behavior during the dead ball while the team is at home plate.
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If you know that, why did you say no one was allowed on the field? Why are you making up rules to make the FED look bad?
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I didn't say I did not allow the home plate celebrations. In fact on Manday after a towering home run I did allow the team to come out and celebrate at home plate. Why, because it is not prohibited.
All I am saying is there are a lot of umpires I have talked to (and umpired with) who believe that given 2005 Field Conduct POE and how it was emphasised in their local and state meetings that it is prohibited.
But I added this example to a balk thread to empasise a point:
There are balks that NF wants called by reasoning it is not allowed per pitching rule.
Conversely, Plate celebrations are allowed because there is no prohibition per rule.
So when I see something not specifically covered in the rule book do I
1.Prevent it because not allowed, or
2. Allow it because not prohibited??????