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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 01:17pm
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Did not notice a rattle during bat inspection, but to be honest I did not handle each bat and inspected some of them while they were hanging in the bat rack.
Did you learn from this?
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 01:26pm
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That FED should leave it up to the coach to verify that all equipment is legal (like college ball) and not have the umpire check the equipment?

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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 02:25pm
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That FED should leave it up to the coach to verify that all equipment is legal (like college ball) and not have the umpire check the equipment?

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I don't check every helmet and every set of shoulder pads in a football game. Why does NF want us to check every bat? It's on the coaches in every other sport. The reason I won't do it in my area is because nobody else does it and I'm not willing to be the "gumdrop" that goes around digging for boogers. Don't give me a sob and a song about liability. Why make the coach mad before you ever make your first call? NF needs to get us out of the uniform and equipment policing business. You'd think that they would have already because they know we don't do it. At least not where I'm from.
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 02:34pm
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Why does NF want us to check every bat?
First off I agree 110% that we as officials should not check "bats / hats",

IMO, the Reason NF wants us to check them is to make certain all are using the same bat specs meaning -3. They do not want some 6'6'' strong player weighing 200 or more pounds coming to the plate with a -5 or greater bat.

Yes that should be on the coaches but NF most likely doesn't trust the coaches.

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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 04:44pm
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I don't check every helmet and every set of shoulder pads in a football game. Why does NF want us to check every bat? It's on the coaches in every other sport. The reason I won't do it in my area is because nobody else does it and I'm not willing to be the "gumdrop" that goes around digging for boogers. Don't give me a sob and a song about liability. Why make the coach mad before you ever make your first call? NF needs to get us out of the uniform and equipment policing business. You'd think that they would have already because they know we don't do it. At least not where I'm from.
Absolutely not one umpire working HS baseball in the San Diego area, which contains approximately 90 high schools, checks bats or helmets before the game. In fact we spend as little time as possible in the dugout (just long enough to fill out pay vouchers). We don't walk the field before games either. We arrive at the prescribed time, have a plate meeting that is short, sweet, and to the point, then we play Fedlandia baseball. We ain't no "gumdrops" here either!
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 04:50pm
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Absolutely not one umpire working HS baseball in the San Diego area, which contains approximately 90 high schools, checks bats or helmets before the game. In fact we spend as little time as possible in the dugout (just long enough to fill out pay vouchers). We don't walk the field before games either. We arrive at the prescribed time, have a plate meeting that is short, sweet, and to the point, then we play Fedlandia baseball. We ain't no "gumdrops" here either!
Does your governing body tell you that you must check the equipment prior to the game or have they given you direction not to check it? In Iowa, for instance, we've been told we must. I personally don't pick up the bats and thoroughly examine each one. I turn it to see if there are any cracks, dents, etc and to make sure there is the proper certification affixed. Some teams have 10 bats, I don't have time to go over them with a fine tooth comb.

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Does your governing body tell you that you must check the equipment prior to the game or have they given you direction not to check it? In Iowa, for instance, we've been told we must. I personally don't pick up the bats and thoroughly examine each one. I turn it to see if there are any cracks, dents, etc and to make sure there is the proper certification affixed. Some teams have 10 bats, I don't have time to go over them with a fine tooth comb.

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To my knowledge, the governing body here, the San Diego Section of the CIF, has never mandated it or made it a point of emphasis.
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 07:21pm
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That FED should leave it up to the coach to verify that all equipment is legal (like college ball) and not have the umpire check the equipment?

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I have been saying this for years. Finally the NCAA got smart..... how long will it take the FED to wake up and put the onus on the coaches and the schools?
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 07:23pm
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That FED should leave it up to the coach to verify that all equipment is legal (like college ball) and not have the umpire check the equipment?

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That would be ideal, but lesson to be learned is if one is going to inspect equipment, to actually pick it up.
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 09:11pm
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That would be ideal, but lesson to be learned is if one is going to inspect equipment, to actually pick it up.
Even picking it up, it's possible to not hear a rattling sound.

I check bats and lids because we're expected to, but it's a quick check, not one with a fine tooth comb.
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 11:57pm
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Even picking it up, it's possible to not hear a rattling sound.

I check bats and lids because we're expected to, but it's a quick check, not one with a fine tooth comb.
It is possible. That isn't the reason I posed the question.

If I have to be so blunt, "How the **** can you inspect a bat while it's in the rack?" If he done what he (as dictated by the powers that be) had done that to which he was supposed, this MAY have been avoided.
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Old Thu May 20, 2010, 12:28am
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It is possible. That isn't the reason I posed the question.

If I have to be so blunt, "How the **** can you inspect a bat while it's in the rack?" If he done what he (as dictated by the powers that be) had done that to which he was supposed, this MAY have been avoided.
Depends how high the bat rack sits. If I can spin the bat and check for dents, etc. and see the BESR label, I may not remove it from the rack.

I toss at least 2 dozen helmets a season, though. Big cracks. I wonder if other umpires check and they just put them back in the bag after -- or the umpires don't check.
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Old Thu May 20, 2010, 07:54am
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Just curious: which provision of the bat rule does a rattle violate?
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 09:20pm
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That would be ideal, but lesson to be learned is if one is going to inspect equipment, to actually pick it up.
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Old Wed May 19, 2010, 11:46pm
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I fail to see what a rattling sound inside the bat has to do with safety. If it has BESR on it, and no dents or sign of tampering externally then what is justification for not allowing?
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