FED Plate Conference

[Robert E. Harrison]

We are required to ask the questions and work with media requests that we feel are reasonable. I still have them draw a media box for cameramen if they want to be on the field.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

We are required to ask the questions and work with media requests that we feel are reasonable. I still have them draw a media box for cameramen if they want to be on the field.

Is the media box in or out of play?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

Is the media box in or out of play?

Out of play, by rule.

[Robert E. Harrison]

We had a big bru ha (sp?) over a media box several years back. A local photographer wanted on the field for action shots and the umps told him the media box needed to be drawn before the game started. The local paper went to the state association to voice its concerns about covering the games. The state backed the umps, but a lot of ill will resulted.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

We had a big bru ha (sp?) over a media box several years back. A local photographer wanted on the field for action shots and the umps told him the media box needed to be drawn before the game started. The local paper went to the state association to voice its concerns about covering the games. The state backed the umps, but a lot of ill will resulted.

Of course the state backed the umps. Rule 1-2-8:

ART. 8 . . . Media shall be prohibited from being in live-ball area. If a designated
media area is to be used, it shall be established before the game begins.
The home team or game management shall designate a lined area for the media,
which shall be considered dead-ball area.

The umpires were absolutely correct by rule. Poor media babies, didn't get their way.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best
Is the media box in or out of play?

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Out of play, by rule.

I'll restate. Robert Harrison: Are your media boxes always on the field?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

Originally Posted by Simply The Best I'll restate. Robert Harrison: Are your media boxes always on the field?

From his statement:

I still have them draw a media box for cameramen if they want to be on the field.

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at.

Here, if there is media, and they want to be on (what would normally be) the field, we draw boxes (or designate an area). If they aren't on what would normally be the field, we don't care where they are or what is drawn.

[Robert E. Harrison]

Normally, the media box is just beyond the dugout, inside the fence, lined up close to first base (It could be near third base dugout as well). The chalk line defines the box and a ball that hits anything in it is dead. If a ball goes through the box without touching anything it is still live and play on. Photographers are supposed to stay in the box during play.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Normally, the media box is just beyond the dugout, inside the fence, lined up close to first base (It could be near third base dugout as well). The chalk line defines the box and a ball that hits anything in it is dead. If a ball goes through the box without touching anything it is still live and play on. Photographers are supposed to stay in the box during play.

I'm trying to remember where (it could be in The Netherlands not the US) media boxes have been moved off the playing field, no option like they are in professional ball. A "box" is setup for parents, media, whomever and they stay there.

The rule was modified to include anyone or thing that is struck that is inside the playing field (usually an overzealous photographer) to be a dead ball and players are not allowed to reach inside the "box" to make a catch or play.