Verbal Obstruction (Fed Only)

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Originally posted by mcrowder
Just curious, and not trying to stir the pot... does "Hey, batter, batter, SWING!" count as verbal obstruction in FED?

Fortunately, that's not something I have happen in my FED games. It'd not be "obstruction" because it does not impede a runner on the basepaths.

In the absence of my rule book [threw or gave away my old ones; don't get '05s 'til I pay my dues in 2 weeks]: I believe there is a FED [BB only, I don't do SB] rule which says, in substance, no player shall direct any comments [or chants] toward or about a player on another team. So, no "Swing, batter, swing", etc. is something they are not supposed to do. I have heard "cheers" along the lines of "He {F1} couldn't pitch a fit": in those cases, I have reminded the coaches that kids are supposed to cheer FOR their teammates, and not run down the opponents. If I heard "Hey Batter..." etc., I'd probably do the same.