defensive conferences

[beachbum]

here is one for the group.

we all know a defense gets 3 charged timeouts in a high school game. Do you guys charge a time out everytime a catcher asks for time to walk out and say something to the pitcher?

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by beachbum

here is one for the group.

we all know a defense gets 3 charged timeouts in a high school game. Do you guys charge a time out everytime a catcher asks for time to walk out and say something to the pitcher?

Are you serious?

[johnnyg08]

I don't let them abuse a good thing.

[Blue37]

Originally Posted by beachbum

here is one for the group.

we all know a defense gets 3 charged timeouts in a high school game. Do you guys charge a time out everytime a catcher asks for time to walk out and say something to the pitcher?

Rule 2, rule 2, rule 2. Can't properly apply the other rules without it!

2-10-1 A charged conference is a meeting which involves the coach or his non-playing representative and a player or players of the team. (emphasis added)

A conference cannot be charged if the catcher visits the pitcher. There are other tools in your bag to use if it becomes a problem.

[DG]

Originally Posted by Blue37

A conference cannot be charged if the catcher visits the pitcher.

I am certain I would charge a conference if coach came out to speak to the catcher and then he went to mound to speak to pitcher.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by DG

I am certain I would charge a conference if coach came out to speak to the catcher and then he went to mound to speak to pitcher.

I'd charge a conference regardless of whether the catcher left the coach to speak to his pitcher or not.

[DG]

Originally Posted by waltjp

I'd charge a conference regardless of whether the catcher left the coach to speak to his pitcher or not.

Interesting you should say. I had a coach come out to speak to catcher this week, while a batter-runner who had just received BOB was on his way to 1B. No delay of game and no conference charged. But while this discussion was going on I was thinking that if the catcher goes to the pitcher I will charge a conference.

[midtnblu]

Originally Posted by DG

Interesting you should say. I had a coach come out to speak to catcher this week, while a batter-runner who had just received BOB was on his way to 1B. No delay of game and no conference charged. But while this discussion was going on I was thinking that if the catcher goes to the pitcher I will charge a conference.

Why did you allow that to happen. DC on the field during live ball?

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by beachbum

here is one for the group.

we all know a defense gets 3 charged timeouts in a high school game. Do you guys charge a time out everytime a catcher asks for time to walk out and say something to the pitcher?

DAMN-IT! I just spit my coffee all over the screen!!

Please tell us that you are a new umpire!

[johnnyg08]

How many of them are 30 second timeouts?

[David B]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

How many of them are 30 second timeouts?

Now that's funny!

Thanks
David

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by beachbum

here is one for the group.

we all know a defense gets 3 charged timeouts in a high school game. Do you guys charge a time out everytime a catcher asks for time to walk out and say something to the pitcher?

That would seem to be in conflict with FED 2-10-1

A charged conference is a meeting which involves the coach or his
non-playing representative and a player or players of the team.

[beachbum]

I am not saying the coach walks out on the field. But many times a coach or the head coach will signal or yell to the catcher information, inbetween batters. the catcher will all of a sudden ask for time and walk out to the pitcher. It is to relay information to the pitcher the same as the coach would.

we all know that a coach uses a conference to determine the status of the pitcher, talk about how to pitch the next batter or discuss a defensive philosophy based on runners on base.

If the catcher can call time to give out this information or relay to the pitcher something, the team has created a free conference.

I have never said anything, but I wondered how many of you handle an overuse of this process. and I guess the key word is overuse.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by beachbum

I am not saying the coach walks out on the field. But many times a coach or the head coach will signal or yell to the catcher information, inbetween batters. the catcher will all of a sudden ask for time and walk out to the pitcher. It is to relay information to the pitcher the same as the coach would.

That's not a conference.

If there's "overuse" (and I can't imagine it), don't grant F2 time.