...Another one for you...EYE BLACK....?

[bluezebra]

Originally posted by tiger49
Don't worry Bainer, stupid things happen in Ontario.

I once saw a Level 4 or an experianced level 3 umpire in Burlington eject a pitcher in the old Midget age group (16 & 17) for throwing a "Shine Ball" during a tournament. The pitcher rubbed the ball on his uniform pants to get some mud off the ball(rained early in the day), and the umpire only had a supply of 3 balls for the game and all balls were more or less in teh same shape.

What amazes me about alot of umpires is how well they can read the rule book, but very few understand what they read.

OBR RULE 8.02 (4) rub the ball on his glove, person or clothing;...
PENALTY: For violation of any part of this rule 8.02 (a) (2 to 6) the umpire shall:

(a) Call the pitch a ball, warn the pitcher and have announced on the public address system the reason for the action.

(b) In the case of a second offense by the same pitcher in the same game, the pitcher shall be disqualified from the game.

Bob