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Old Fri Apr 08, 2016, 09:47pm
AtlUmpSteve AtlUmpSteve is offline
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
IMO, too many people want to refer to too many things as distracting. Why would a pitcher be the only one excluded to wearing reflective sunglasses? What if it was an infielder?

If tape on the pitching hand is distracting to the batter or umpire, they've got bigger problems than the tape.
I don't disagree. I was giving an example to make my point, not the sole exception. In my 43rd year, and I don't recall EVER dealing with a "distraction". But the rule exists, and if it were necessary to use it, that's how I would apply it.,
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