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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
Yes. This was the point of the whole thing. The guy should not be umpiring if he doesn't know at least a basic rule like that one, and he should learn the playiing rules before getting out there.
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I guess this is my problem here, trying to figure out which rules are basic and which are justifiably more complicated.
I played a lot of baseball as a kid, but never once saw an umpire ding a batter for having the foot out of the box. Didn't see it until I was in my late 20's playing slow pitch. It's just hard for me to consider a rule basic when I've only seen it broken and enforced once in my lifetime.
Let me ask this, how often do y'all see this happen in actual games at the various levels?