Doctored Bats

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Fozzie

Love the Carolina lifestyle.

How about the barbecue???

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I actually work in Durham, dodging bullets (and wishing I could carry concealed, but, alas, my job won't let me).

Has Durham changed that much in 20 years?

[NCASAUmp]

Durham's a bit rough in areas, many of which I try to stay away from. Can't speak for how things were back then, but things certainly aren't great now.

As for barbecue... Man... Speaking as a Wisconsinite...

I love it!

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Durham's a bit rough in areas, many of which I try to stay away from.

That was always true. However, there are a lot of nice places there as well. And you always have those Durham Bulls.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

As for barbecue... Man... Speaking as a Wisconsinite...

I love it!

Give me a break! You guys want to put cheese on everything!

There's no cheese in BBQ!

Okay, so I was just going for the laugh, but to me, it is true, no cheese on ribs or pulled pork, my two favorites though some Carolinians can get a little to heavy on the vinegar sometimes!

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Give me a break! You guys want to put cheese on everything!

There's no cheese in BBQ!

Okay, so I was just going for the laugh, but to me, it is true, no cheese on ribs or pulled pork, my two favorites though some Carolinians can get a little to heavy on the vinegar sometimes!

I don't miss the cheese as much as I miss the beer and brats.

Ribs and pulled pork? Stop it. I just ate, man!

[Dakota]

Is the bat considered doctored if it has bar-b-que sauce on the handle?

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Is the bat considered doctored if it has bar-b-que sauce on the handle?

Not as long as it doesn't extend more than 16 inches up the handle.

[howie719]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Is the bat considered doctored if it has bar-b-que sauce on the handle?

Only in a men's Rec Slow-pitch.

Seriously, if in a league game an umpire suspects that a bat is alterd then just remove it. If the player doesn't like it go play somewhere else. Certainly none of the complexes around Indy want a player killed or seriously injured. That has already happen once a few years ago. A guy was killed, when hit in the neck pitching in a league game. If anyone is that big of a chode he needs to hit seeds in a coed game, that pretty much says it all.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Not as long as it doesn't extend more than 16 inches up the handle.

Speaking ASA

That would be 15.0". And, I forgot, cannot be transferable to the ball

Unless it is a powdered BBQ resin.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by howie719

Only in a men's Rec Slow-pitch.

Seriously, if in a league game an umpire suspects that a bat is alterd then just remove it. If the player doesn't like it go play somewhere else. Certainly none of the complexes around Indy want a player killed or seriously injured. That has already happen once a few years ago. A guy was killed, when hit in the neck pitching in a league game. If anyone is that big of a chode he needs to hit seeds in a coed game, that pretty much says it all.

True, but the sad thing is that the league's director is a spineless wimp who I seriously doubt would back us for removing a "suspected" bat (only based on hearsay) from a player's dugout. I think he tends to favor the players more than the umps.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

True, but the sad thing is that the league's director is a spineless wimp who I seriously doubt would back us for removing a "suspected" bat (only based on hearsay) from a player's dugout. I think he tends to favor the players more than the umps.

You don't remove it for hearsay. You remove it for a reason.

Inspect the bat and determine what isn't right and then clearly state, "In my judgment, this bat does not meet the specification of Rule 3.1".

Be sure you have a valid issue/cause. Don't do it out of spite as that will kill ANY credibility an umpire has with the player or league. If the league director has a problem with your action, hand him/her your indicator and wish 'em "good luck". Don't worry, indicators are not that expensive and you can never have too many.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

You don't remove it for hearsay. You remove it for a reason.

Inspect the bat and determine what isn't right and then clearly state, "In my judgment, this bat does not meet the specification of Rule 3.1".

Be sure you have a valid issue/cause. Don't do it out of spite as that will kill ANY credibility an umpire has with the player or league. If the league director has a problem with your action, hand him/her your indicator and wish 'em "good luck". Don't worry, indicators are not that expensive and you can never have too many.

That's exactly why I haven't removed the bat. If I can't point to something specific on the bat and say, "that's bad," then all I have are suspicions.

I think I have 3 or 4 indicators, including one that could order its own drinks if it were human.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Speaking ASA

That would be 15.0". And, I forgot, cannot be transferable to the ball

Unless it is a powdered BBQ resin.

No, it's not resin. It's rosin.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dakota

No, it's not resin. It's rosin.

For barbeque, it is resin!