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Originally Posted by BHBlue
Not sure why ASA would pick this mechanic to adopt, but I can say that I have never been in fear of being hit by a errant warm-up pitch while on either base line extended and 8-10' from the plate.
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Maybe you have better pitchers or fields with larger DBT behind the plate. It would be an issue around here
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Secondly, I am facing the team coming to bat and can't see how the lead-off batter could come up and hit me while I'm watching her. Besides, I don't allow hitters to approach the plate between innings.
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And when the defense is giving you a change and the ODB is walking behind the catcher to get to the RH box and watching the pitcher, you are doing what?
My point is that it is an unnecessary change (just like moving the BU onto the grass) that someone believes is safe everywhere. It is not especially in the fields with a close backstop.
If I had my druthers, I would move all umpires on the line between innings right where they were 6 years ago. It is a safe area, void of any traffic other than those who specifically need to talk to the umpire.
Meanwhile, before I drop a line to my regional UIC and a dep. supvr. about this, I would love to know from where this information came. It isn't posted on the ASA web site.