[DownTownTonyBrown]

And that's the way it should be done..... by the administration. PERIOD.

The only time I, as an umpire, would would do anything like this during an ongoing game is if the field changed - like someone pulled their vehicle into a space where the sunlight reflected off their windshield into the batter's eyes or they left their headlights shining at the batter. Not for a single turd on a bicycle with a white shirt.

Excuse me for the use of the word stupid. If the conditions truly are distacting to the players then it is appropriate to clear out that area.... and as Porter has pointed out even the Major Leagues have a field where it is felt to be distracting to the batters.

I do wonder how all those professional batters before were able to handle the distraction - I mean before some overpaid, whining batter on a cold streak, complained and took away 500 paying seats for the owners. Surely it was some guy in a white shirt that that was causing all the distrction and preventing the batter from focusing on the pitcher and the ball. Gotta start teaching these little leaguers early!

Again, just my opinion, but I think the system goes too far to support the whims of overprotective parents. I would guess that none of the kids would complain unless they had been prompted by their parents or a crybaby coach. Again, a fan calling the shots for an umpire to enforce.... I don't like it.

The preparation should have been done by the administration.