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Originally Posted by NM FP Ump
Applying foreign substance: Incidental dirt/chalk on the ball happens, but a pitcher (or teammate) applying dirt/chalk/moisture on a ball is illegal. Give them a warning the first time it happens (hopefully before they pitch the ball), and the next time call IP.
I've only called this IP once, on a pitcher who would take the chalk from the circle and rub it between her fingers and would wipe off the chalk onto her pant leg. Then she would lick her fingers and wipe the fingers off on the same spot on her pant leg. Not very smart, if you ask me. It was so obvious that her coach didn't even argue.
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First, where does it say you give a warning for an IP?? Call it or don't call it, but don't warn them. That will bite you in the butt sooner or later!! When the other team's girl commits an obvious IP that coach will want the warning as well, and quite honestly he is justified in asking for the warning.
Now, if she wipes her hands I don't have an IP at all, not matter where she wipes it. She is doing what the rule states she has to do, wipe her hands.