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Originally posted by Tim C
aevans410:
Let me get this straight:
You don't rub down the game balls before the game?
If you don't who does?
I ask this because we have a couple of high schools that rub down the balls before we arrive, we also have a tradition that the base umpire normally rubs down at least some of the game balls AND we have ONE school that does not allow the PU ANY balls (yep, the home coach holds a gamer in his hands and throws it to the pitcher from the bench after a ball leaves the field of play).
[Edited by Tim C on May 4th, 2005 at 08:52 AM]
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Tee,
I would find a reason not to umpire at that school. I hold the baseballs, not the coach.
I'm spoiled. Most of my college games there's a box of baseballs already rubbed down and I take however many I want. That's about six, maybe more if I'm wearing a plate coat. HS games start usually with 4 -- the base umpire usually rubs them down if they aren't already -- most of the time they are.
--Rich