warming up during game
 

How do you guys stand on allowing infield/outfield warming up, say, during a pitching change where the pitcher goes to SS or CF?

Nothing in any rule book against it. I don't see a problem with it as long as it doesn't delay the game once the pitcher completes his warm up tosses. Usually not seen in hi level ball.

This was posted once before and I think it was on softball. If there are runners on base, I will not let them toss balls close to the runner. They have to do it away form the base. Had a softball coach go off about this and I informed her that her fielders could toss all they wanted to in the outfield and as long as they did not delay the game. BRD interp gives the same thing I think.

Why should they?

griff

...Because the coaches requested it.
Maybe a different glove is being used. Maybe the infield, outfield feels different from the mound or the bench.

Sorry Mick...I just don't see it.

Maybe with no runners on...maybe...but not with runners on base.

If a guy is coming off the bench cold due to an injury, again maybe, but for the most part...no

griff

so lets say a defensive coach wants to change F1 and F6 while there is R2. are you going to tell a coach, "no, he can't warm up while the pitcher warms up, because there is a runner standing on the base 35 feet away and not near the path of any throws"?

im not sure why you'd ever deny the warmup throws though. for an incoming F6, he'll usually just throw directly to F3, 4-5 times pretty quickly, then toss the ball in and kick some dirt around and be ready before F1 is ready. also, most of the time R2 during a change will jog over to the third base coach for a few quick words, so there wouldnt even be any offensive players in harms way.

OBR specifically allows 5 throws for a new defensive player.

NCAA allows throws, as long as both players are in the game.

I don't think FED covers it, but I allow it.

I think in OBR and NCAA this applies to subs coming in for injured players, but I see no reason to prohibit players warming up with each other while the pitcher warms up with the catcher.

F1 goes to F6, F6 goes to F1, New F6 takes a few ground balls from F3 while pitcher warms up. This is common as dirt in HS and below, less so for higher levels where pitchers are specialists and not likely to take another position when removed (except in NCAA cases where pitcher is DH for himself). Runners need to observe what is going on and stay out of the way. The ball is dead so they can surely find a safe spot to stand.