Intentionally Removing the Batter's Box Line

[NC_Blue]

That simply makes the umpire job that much easier as it becomes purely their judgment and there is nothing on the ground to contradict it.

I agree, Mike. Stop LOOKING for reasons to officiate (directed at those responsible for the strike rule)!

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NC_Blue

I agree, Mike. Stop LOOKING for reasons to officiate (directed at those responsible for the strike rule)!

AFAIK, this is only a Fed thing, and it is not intended to be OOO-applied. A skillful batter can still obscure the lines with appropriately sloppy "gardening". What it puts a stop to is the first batter up directly wiping out all the lines. It also applies to any other lines on the field, but fortunately it does not apply to the umpire... twice within the last week I directed the home catcher to wipe out the catcher's box lines - they were baseball lines.

I find the rule to be an annoyance, nothing more.