The Official Forum - Taking signs off the Rubber

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Originally posted by teacherspit

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Originally posted by cbfoulds

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Originally posted by teacherspit
I'm not either talking about F1 going to the dugout. Wouldn't it be a trip if the coach while giving signals, decided he gave the wrong signal and yelled for the pitcher to step off and give another signal?

WHAT RULE makes this a trip??
And don't tell me 9.01(c); there are numerous rules which define when a trip is to be charged.
What is so darn hard about officiating the game based on the actual rules, so that you feel compelled to make up these dumba$$ "rules"??

Sir,
I was asking a question not making a statement.

Oops!?
I guess I misunderstood. "Wouldn't it ..." usually suggests that you believe the statement in your question to be true. 'Course the misunderstanding could also be based in part on your proud claim (on another thread) to have "called a trip on [a] coach from his dugout".

So, to answer both your question and my own:
NO, it is not a trip if Coach yells instructions from the dugout [because there is NO RULE making this a trip]; however, there are rules which require a trip to be charged if Coach takes Time to speak with a defensive player (other than F1), who then goes out to talk to the pitcher.

And, to rephrase my original question: where do these dumba$$ "rules" come from, which are not in any rule book I know of?