Does The Pitcher Have to Show The Ball????

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by SactoBlue
I realize the point of the rule ...... so we know when the pitch is "supposed" to start ..... the question is ..... are we, as an umpiring group, enforcing it for the most part or not? I surely don't want to start something locally that most Blues simply don't worry about and create problems for me. I want to be on firm ground to enforce the darn thing and have the confidence I'm right and not be a jerk.....probably can't do that if I'm umping right?

Thanks

Tell you what. Find a clinic featuring a member of the NUS and ask the question.

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by SactoBlue
I realize the point of the rule ...... so we know when the pitch is "supposed" to start ..... the question is ..... are we, as an umpiring group, enforcing it for the most part or not? I surely don't want to start something locally that most Blues simply don't worry about and create problems for me. I want to be on firm ground to enforce the darn thing and have the confidence I'm right and not be a jerk.....probably can't do that if I'm umping right?

Thanks

After one HS Varsity game, my partner gave me a hard time about calling a few useless, meaningless, harmless violations of this rule. And as I said in another thread "I have been informed by two TD via the UIC that illegal pitches are to be called only when blatant and only after letting the coach know. I missed at least two youth tournaments and probably a HS State Tournament because I have been calling illegal pitches." The tournaments in question were 14U, 16U, 18U.

The idea of advantage or not is negated by most of us, either it's an infraction or it's not. If you call it or not is up to you, but not based on advantage.

[CecilOne]

Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA

Tell you what. Find a clinic featuring a member of the NUS and ask the question.

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What is your point? Even those of us who could do this, can't until next spring.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally posted by CecilOne

What is your point? Even those of us who could do this, can't until next spring. [/B]

My point is that I don't believe anything short of hearing the interpretation directly from a member of the NUS is going to satisfy some people.

[CecilOne]

No wonder I didn't get it, I accept most answers from the right people on this forum, even you.