How can I get on the FED Rules Committee ?

[ToGreySt]

Originally Posted by bossman72

What were your suggestions, Tee?

ditto, I want to hear this too

joe

[LDUB]

Nick Rego making rules....

Next thing you know goalie style masks will be required for all players while within the confines of the field.

Obviously the throat guard applies to all masks. No sane umpire would work a game without one unless he was using an outside "raft" style chest protector.

[nickrego]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Nick Rego making rules....

Next thing you know goalie style masks will be required for all players while within the confines of the field.

Obviously the throat guard applies to all masks. No sane umpire would work a game without one unless he was using an outside "raft" style chest protector.

How about this...

Three rules:

1. Hit the ball.
2. Catch the ball.
3. Throw the ball.
4. Have lots of fun.

[mattmets]

Originally Posted by nickrego

How about this...

Three rules:

1. Hit the ball.
2. Catch the ball.
3. Throw the ball.
4. Have lots of fun.

That's four. Please tell me you use an indicator behind the plate.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Nick Rego making rules....

Next thing you know goalie style masks will be required for all players while within the confines of the field.

Obviously the throat guard applies to all masks. No sane umpire would work a game without one unless he was using an outside "raft" style chest protector.

You're not talking about a dangler, are you? I've tried one, once. I have it in my desk drawer to this day, five years later.

All masks have throat protection built in, to a certain degree. If you keep your chest protector up and your head steady, I don't see a need for the dangler.

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

You're not talking about a dangler, are you? I've tried one, once. I have it in my desk drawer to this day, five years later.

All masks have throat protection built in, to a certain degree. If you keep your chest protector up and your head steady, I don't see a need for the dangler.

No I am talking about a generic throat guard. Throat guards are already required for catchers, and I don't see any of them wearing dangling throat guards. I don't understand why there is such a fuss for the NFHS requiring a umpire to have some sort of protection between his chin and the top of his chest protector.

[TussAgee11]

PDX - I have only seen one kid called back in my 10 years of being around organized baseball. I was the umpire, and it was this year.

I've yet to see coaches instructing kids to "be big" to the pitch. Pretty much any fastball (decent speed pitcher) that they get plunked with, IMO, they should be sent to first base. The pitcher has hit the kid, not the batter has hit the ball. When it becomes the batter hitting the ball, keep them there for sure.

As for the curveball that the kid just steps into and takes on the arm... I'd probably keep them there too.

[NFump]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Nick Rego making rules....

Next thing you know goalie style masks will be required for all players while within the confines of the field.

Obviously the throat guard applies to all masks. No sane umpire would work a game without one unless he was using an outside "raft" style chest protector.

I knew I was crazy! No you're not! Yes, I am, LDUB said so! Well that settles it then!