Erasing the lines

[wadeintothem]

I had a new opposite one today:
Catcher "Blue can you draw me a catchers box"
"no I'm not drawing you a catchers box"
F2 "Well how am I supposed to know where to be"
"You line up behind the plate, I'm not drawing any lines"

Later she accused the batter of being outside the box (which didnt exist)

F2 "Blue shes outside the box when she swings"
Me "Girl, theres almost 4 feet feet in front of home plate before she is outside the box"
F2 "Not in front, shes outside the side"

Strange.
This one had a box obsession I suppose.

[Dutch Alex]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I had a new opposite one today:
Catcher "Blue can you draw me a catchers box"
"no I'm not drawing you a catchers box"........

I woudn't also draw the catchersbox...
However, we wouldn't also start without the proper lines drawn.
The umpire can't start the game if the field is not in good order, but the home team (or the host-organisation) has to draw the lines. If that's what the ump meant, I'm OK with that. If not... well.......

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

I woudn't also draw the catchersbox...
However, we wouldn't also start without the proper lines drawn.
The umpire can't start the game if the field is not in good order, but the home team (or the host-organisation) has to draw the lines. If that's what the ump meant, I'm OK with that. If not... well.......

You probably dont work many tournies then, because I can start a game and certainly do and will today again. Maybe outside of CA its very different. Because in the vast majority of tournies I work they draw lines in the mornings and they draw lines for the championship game.. thats it. By the 3rd or 4th game, the lines dont exist.

Personally I could care less and I'm not going to sit and insist on lines being drawn before games when thats not what happens as the norm.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

This one had a box obsession I suppose.

You're not insinuating that she's a left handed batter, are ya?

[Blackie]

At the 2001 ISF Jr. Men's World Championships at the Olympic site in Sydney (Blacktown) the catcher's box was not drawn.

[NDblue]

Lines? What are lines? I don't see very many batter's boxes either.

[Dakota]

The rule is a high school rule. Our high school fields are usually properly lined.

Summer ball is another matter. We usually have foul lines, sometimes VERY foul lines, if you know what I mean. Rarely batter's boxes. Never catcher's or coach's boxes. (Championship Play tournaments are an exception to this.)

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by Dakota

(Championship Play tournaments are an exception to this.)

Yeah...sometimes. At least in championship play tournaments they usually at least mean well, and the lines often aren't as "foul."

[CecilOne]

For those who might be confused, the boxes, foul ground, running lane, etc. always exist, even without lines.