[Thom Coste]

Originally posted by GarthB
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This from the WIAA website:

Baseball Glove Rule Clarified

Both the National Federation and WIAA have received numerous inquiries regarding clarification of Rule 1-1-6 (gloves/mitts). The specific wording at issue is as follows: "The glove/mitt worn by the pitcher shall be uniform in color and neither white nor gray."

During the 2005 WIAA/WOA baseball clinics this issue was addressed as instructed by the National Federation. The information provided at these clinics did not constitute a new rule or ruling, but rather a clarification of the existing rule. In many parts of the country umpires were disallowing the use of gloves by pitchers that were two-toned but did not otherwise constitute a distraction to the batter. As such, the NFHS's intention was to inform umpires that the two-toned gloves are considered, for the purposes of 1-1-6, to be "uniform in color." In other words, the clarification was intended to relax the strict level of enforcement that had been implemented in several instances.

In many circumstances the clarification has had an opposite effect of its intention. The purpose of requiring pitchers' gloves to be uniform in color, as well as neither white nor gray, is to prevent him from gaining an advantage over the batter by means of distraction. As such the glove should be composed of clearly opposing colors, with the opposing color forming a significant portion of the glove before it is disallowed.

Further, at the FED clinic we were told to consider Black and Dark brown or Dark Tan, "shades of the same color".




[Edited by GarthB on May 8th, 2005 at 11:34 AM]

Aww, gee, Garth. I was just waiting for an opportunity to award three bases when the pitcher fielded a sac bunt. You've spoilt my fun.