[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

As much as I'd like to do something - I agree with everyone on the fact that I can't. It's something you have to handle. Do you have a problem with stealing signals too? Signaling pitch locations from base runners? Where do you draw the line in the area of what may or may not be deemed unsportsmanship? Unfortunately, I don't feel this falls in that area - as Wade said - it's a YP.

Mountaineer:

I and my two sons (ages 14 and 17), both of whom are baseball players, disagree with you most vigorously. Stealing signs is not unsportsmanlike conduct. It is just part of the game. They both agree that the catcher is not doing his/her job if he/she allows a base runner to steal the pitch signs. Stealing signs is not unsportsmanlike conduct. It is just part of the game. It is equally not unsportsmanlike if the defense can decipher the base coaches’ signals to the batter and base runners. It is just part of the game.

MTD, Sr.