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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
Personally, I've never been to a mens tourney where more than a few werent leaning against the warm up area or in the dugout. They are always there.
If its not enforced by ASA at tournies and obviously its not a REAL safety issue (Just simply OOO) .. then it should be allowed. Its just another thing on the long list of unenforced rules for mens games.
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If umpires are going to ignore ASA rules "just because," then why should ASA bother writing a rule book in the first place?
As I've said before, what other umpires do is their business. When I'm on the field, I follow ASA to the best of my ability, and ASA says very clearly what's allowed on the field in the on-deck circle in rule 7-1-B. I don't care if other umpires don't enforce it. Let them get dinged for it, because I sure won't. It's clearly in the book, it's clear as to why it's in the book, and that's not OOO. That's just one O: Officiating.