Basic Question #4

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by mbyron

3-3-1 prohibits jewelry on players who participates in the game.

Yes FED 3-3-1 is correct but others are failing in the penalty:

FED 3-3-1
PENALTY: At the end of playing action, the umpire shall issue a warning to the coach of the team involved and the next offender on that team shall be ejected......... (the rest not relevant to this situation)

The NCAA rule is pretty much the same - warn then eject.

OBR has no "jewelry rule" unless you are dealing with professional baseball, you would defer the penalty to the League Rules of the League that you are working for. Typically, most youth sports leagues do not want players wearing jewelery for safety reasons.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

The NCAA rule is pretty much the same - warn then eject.

NCAA players are allowed to wear jewelry (unless it's F1 and distracting, ...)

[johnnyg08]

Originally Posted by Umpmazza

I think Tim_C is talking about HS rules.... and in HS you can wear Jewelry.

really? aside from a medic alert bracelet or religious adornment taped to the inside

"must be a new rule this year"

[Emperor Ump]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

Delay your game?

Yes my game. I'm the one in control of the game and one of my many tasks is to manage the pace of the game, in fact it was a POE this year. I hate calling time unnecessarily and calling it for taking jewelry off when the coach has assured me they weren't wearing any. Grrrr..

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

Booger picking and I don't have a Kleenex. "Take it off, please." Game continues.

Definitely booger picking. Haven't done it wouldn't do it, but every time it happens this is what's going through my mind.

[Tim C]

"This thread pushed me over the edge."

So, in your opinion, it is my job to edit a complaint that has been sent to me.

The OP was cut/paste from the complaint from the AD of the school with the ejected player.

You must stand pretty close to edges.

[Tim C]

Spokanelurker is just another idiot from Garth's area that does not understand umpiring.

We deal with twits everyday.

Trolls are just part of message boards.

Regards,

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by Umpmazza

.... and in HS you can wear Jewelry.

Uh...nope.

As previously posted (sorry, I didn't read after the quoted post before posting)

[spokanelurker]

...didn't anyone ever tell you that you're an extra, not a star? The best game you ever work will be the one after which no one remembers who you are. Seriously.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...didn't anyone ever tell you that you're an extra, not a star? The best game you ever work will be the one after which no one remembers who you are. Seriously.

"One of the really wrong theories about officiating is that a good official is one you never notice. The umpire who made that statement was probably a real poor official who tried to get his paycheck and hide behind his partners and stay out of trouble all his life. Control of the ballgame is the difference between umpires that show up for the players and the managers." - National League Umpire Bruce Froemming

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by spokanelurker

...didn't anyone ever tell you that you're an extra, not a star? The best game you ever work will be the one after which no one remembers who you are. Seriously.

ROTFALMAO! Where did this guy get off the bus? Maybe he's a reject from a local T-Ball league!

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by Tim C

During the pre-game plate conference you say to the coaches:

"Are all your players legally and properly equipped including no jewelery?"

Both coaches mutter:

"Yes."

Now it is the fourth inning and the batter at the plate has complained, muttered, shook his head at a few of your calls.

You have reached the point that you would really like to dump him but he has not gone quite over your "line".

As you call strike three with your best Leslie Nielsen dance steps the batter walks past you giving you the REAL FU stare.

You notice at this precise instant that he is wearing a silver necklace.

You loudly announce to the crowd of seven:

"You're GONE for wearing jewelery!!!!"

Are you correct in your ruling?

Along these lines, you're working an NCAA D3 conference game when you notice the batter is wearing a helmet that has a 2-inch crack on the side facing you (opposite side of the pitcher). The crack is where the visor meets the head casing. Do you ignore it because of the crack's location? Do you ignore it because it's not really that big and has not caused the helmet to really "split"? Do you tell him to get a new helmet?

Well, I was the plate umpire in this situation when I simply but politely approached the batter and told him to get a new helmet. After his at-bat, the next two guys had a similar problem: they were wearing cracked helmets as well--and not the same helmet, either. Head coach looks at me and says, "We're running out of helmets."

Like that's my problem. You'd think this was a no-brainer.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by UMP25

You'd think this was a no-brainer.

It would be, if they got hit.

[UMP25]

Indeed.