The catcher is not a leaning post

[RKBUmp]

I haven't really seen this except 1 time in softball, and as was posted the umpire was actually putting pressure on the catcher and any time she tried to move he was actually shoving her over forward.

This does appear to be a big thing in baseball, and its amazing how many officials insist there is nothing wrong with it and that's how they set their spacing. I was just in Texas last month watching my son in law coach his high school team and virtually every umpire had their hand on the catchers back. I talked to him about it as he was a D1 catcher and asked what he thought of it and he told me he absolutely hated the umpire putting their hand on his back. He said he would always request they please not touch him, he said some would oblige but others would just continue to do it.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

he absolutely hated the umpire putting their hand on his back. He said he would always request they please not touch him, he said some would oblige but others would just continue to do it.

And his coach didn't do anything to help him?

[RKBUmp]

I guess at the D1 college level you have to pick what you want to fight you want to go rounds with with the umpire. Probably not one you want to piss some of those guys off right at the beginning of a game.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

I guess at the D1 college level you have to pick what you want to fight you want to go rounds with with the umpire. Probably not one you want to piss some of those guys off right at the beginning of a game.

After the game, I would drag the coach to the AD's office and ask him/her what they are going to do? This is just wrong