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Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel
This is coming from an ump and more importantly an ex-player.
The guy is there to protect the battery on a FOUL ball...I know there is nothing in the rules, but this is an unwritten rule and just common sense...at 16U, you never know..It's his job to warn his teammates - "heads up" - no matter how fast a fair ball is coming their way..
You are not missing anything Rita...just one of those plays you have to just umpire..using the interference rule as Bobby cited..  |
I've never umpired a field that had the bullpen on the field. This is one good way to learn should I ever be on a field that does.
Rita