Batting Glove Worn By Pitcher

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by Fritz

Yeah I noticed that but figured it was because of a concern that the batting glove could contain an item or substance to use in doctoring the ball. Not something that is as prevalent in the high school and younger level ball.

For the record, when I was 12, I doctored a ball on several occasions. Never got caught either, not even by a poster on this very forum. Hope the statute of limitations is passed by now.

Just a lot of pressure from my Coach to perform, a certain coach that this same member of the forum probably didn't care much for. Say some hail mary's for me, and I'll drink some bloody ones to get my karma back.

Now that I think about that coach, I remember one time I got him kicked out of a game. He was being an idiot... and I was catching, tired of him yelling at me all season. I told the PU next pitch I was going to frame the heck out of it to get a huge rise from my HC. I'd even yell to him that it was a strike if necessary, and told PU to get ready for him to go nuts. We both wanted him gone.

Next pitch, a foot outside, I just held it there. HC went ballistic, PU had no choice but to dump him, and that umpire became my favorite one to catch for. And for the record, after the HC had left, I announced out loud to both teams and fans that it was a foot off the plate

Ok, I'm done.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

The PBUC interp allows any defensive player to wear a glove, provided they do not rub the baseball on it [1.22].

I'm a little confused -- my NAPBL says it's illegal for the pitcher to wear a "golf glove" (and I don't think anyone's making a distinction between a golf glove and a batting glove).

When I was doing youth amateur ball, I would let this "violation" go -- applying the FED standard of "distraction."

[johnnyg08]

some coach at some point probably argued that his player was wearing a "golf glove" not a "batting glove" the rule says "batting glove"...that would be my guess as to why they wrote it in there.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

I'm a little confused -- my NAPBL says it's illegal for the pitcher to wear a "golf glove" (and I don't think anyone's making a distinction between a golf glove and a batting glove).

When I was doing youth amateur ball, I would let this "violation" go -- applying the FED standard of "distraction."

Well, I don't own a PBUC manual, and my NAPBL is so out of date it's not funny, so I was just going by what Carl said in his BRD that PBUC said that gloves are okay to wear under the fielder's gloves. No distinction is mentioned as to which defensive players are eligible to wear them.

Here are my main points for my argument (even though I normally made pitchers take the gloves off when the opposing manager requested):

1. OBR makes no mention of the gloves, i.e., point not covered.
2. Only "pro interpretations" such as the MLBUM and NAPBL do not allow them.
3. FED and the entirety of all LL Baseball allow them.

Therefore, unless I'm doing a pro game, I'm not going to force the pitcher to remove gloves unless some anal coach says they are distracting his hitter.