I had a game earlier this year where we were the visting team. Top of the 1st, I'm coaching 3B, and I notice my batters are getting a fair number of "low strikes" called on them. My standard reaction to this is to tell my batters to move "up" in the box. Only problem is, the front lines of the batter's boxes are about 3 inches in front of home plate.
During the change of half innings, as I'm returning to the 1B dugout, I mention to the PU that I would like to have my batters further forward in the box, but it doesn't look to me like the batter's boxes are properly laid out.
He glances at them and says something along the lines of "I don't think we need to be worrying about that," as he proceeds to erase the front lines with his foot. I thanked him and continued on to the dugout.
I was favorably impressed with the umpire.
JM
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