F1 with sunglasses
 

I've never seen a pitcher wear sunglasses. I've never seen a rule prohibiting them. Is there something written somewhere against them.
PS, Don't jump on me if it's a stupid question.

There is no requirement for a pitcher to remove his sunglasses (Gustavo Chacin of the Blue Jays uses sunglasses), but they cannot be reflective. In other words, they cannot have a 'mirror' finish that reflects light.

ptmac,
could you please reference the rule that supports your statement about reflective lenses?

Thanks in advance.

There's no "official" specific rule on that. It's a general interp that the mirror woiuld be distracting, and is covered under 1.11(f) (and rules in other codes on "nothing distracting")

The only thing you'll find that addresses something reflective in OBR is 1.11(f)


The refference in FED would be 1-1-5.


Neither directly addresses reflective lenses on sunglasses.


Tim.

Thanks,

Appreciate the info

I had only one coach complain about a pitcher wearing sunglasses. This JC assistant starts chirping at me from the 3rd base coaching box about it being against the rules. I give the "*** coach" the stop sign, which he correctly understands to mean "shut up". I trot out the mound and confirm what I suspect that the glasses are prescription (and not reflective).

I call over the HC, explain the situation, he visits the '*** coach'. Not one more word about the sunglasses.

There's no rule against sunglasses, nor is there a need for them to be prescription. The only question would be if they are a distraction to the batter. It is a judgement call by the umpires.

I guess I needed to tell you what was said in my 'conversation' with the HC. It went like this.

Me:"Ed, there is no rule against a pitcher wearing sunglasses, and you know that, right?"
Ed: Yes.
Me: "Plus the glasses are prescription, would you like him to pitch without them?"
Ed: No.
Me: "Ed, tell your 3rd base coach to shut up, ok"
Ed: Ok.

If B complains, F1 needs to remove.

Since when? So you're going to let a batter dictate everything about a pitcher? Of course, batters would NEVER do anything just to mess with a pitcher's mind. :rolleyes:

Since I call the game, no and so what?

Anyone who says "If B complains..." ought to rethink his calling games period if he lets a batter dictate everything. Just be careful not to fall prey to a batter's true intentions.

We agree. I :D never do

You're kiddin', right?