Base Umpire Warning Pitcher

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Change it to "I was senior man with a first year umpire behind the plate" and I might have a different answer.

That's what I was thinking. In some circumstances (game about to get out of hand, rookie with that deer in the headlights look) I could even envision interrupting the game to come in and talk to him about issuing a warning.

I wouldn't tell him what to do: I would report what I saw and the likely consequences of not warning. It's up to him to decide based on this information. Even rookies deserve respect.