Batting Gloves In Pocket

[His High Holiness]

Originally posted by gruberted
I have a pair of gloves I keep in my back pockets when I bat. Is it right to have the umpire to tell me to tuck them in?

As a former college player, I know exactly why you want to keep them dangling out of your pockets. The gloves are sweaty and dangling them out allows the gloves to blow in the breeze and air out. It also gets you style points and that is important for a young person

However, some umpires have nothing better to do than go on a power trip. It is best to indulge them in their fantasies and tuck the gloves in immediatley upon request. Failure to immediately indulge a certain type of umpire on a power trip might result in your strike zone being larger.

Many players give the gloves to the base coach after they get on base. This keeps them out of their pockets where they might rot in all of the dampness.

Peter