Saying "Play"

[justanotherblue]

I just worked a scrimmage with a Pac 10 umpire. He say's that for 09, they want them putting the ball back in play after any and every dead ball situation, regardless of runners on base or not. Seems a bit much and un-necessary, but that's what he said they're going to have to do next season.

[JR12]

Why do you rarely see MLB Umps doing it ? Even with runners on I rarely see it.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by JR12

Why do you rarely see MLB Umps doing it ? Even with runners on I rarely see it.

Because the expectations / knowledge of the participants is different.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by JR12

Why do you rarely see MLB Umps doing it ? Even with runners on I rarely see it.

I see them do it a lot of the time when I'm at the game or if they have the TV camera focused on the umpire. I always see them do it when they put a new ball in play after a foul or after inspecting/replacing a ball in the dirt. We probably don't see it on TV as much because the umpire has most likely already signaled by the time the cameraman gets a shot of the plate area.