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Originally posted by Roger Greene
Rita,
Because it is a violation of the rules!!!!! There is a proscribed penalty that all first year umpires should be aware of.
BTW, all of the catchers I've seen wear their mask on their face, not their hand.
Roger Greene
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I'm not a first year umpire. And I know it's the rules.
I'm just saying it's not like a hat that's been taken off. A catcher's mask is sometimes taken off as part of his job. I can see it as a natural movement for a catcher to reach out with his dominant hand that now has a mask, and stop a ball in foul territory.
I'll call it by the rules and I know it's the rules but it doesn't mean it's a stupid question to ask why.
Rita