Pregame duties question

[Daryl H. Long]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

This used to be standard, and still is, in some areas. It comes under preventive umpiring. Luckily, the coach understood and instead of giving the umpires a hard time, he worked on getting the pitcher prepared.

Tell me there is a FP umpire on here that hasn't heard, "she's being pitching like that all year". I think you give the umpires the benefit of the doubt. Even in a state as small as mine, we constantly hear about how this or that is called in another part of the state which may or may not be correct.

At the levels I have worked it never was the standard.
At the levels I have worked this has never fallen under the guise of preventative umpiring. And to suggest it is is rec league logic.

Preventative umpiring would be to inspect the playing field for dangerous items and have them removed before the game starts. Maybe see that bases and pitchers plate are at proper distances and correct if not. Seeing that the batters box is proper dimensions. Inspecting and removing any illegal equipment. Making sure catcher who is warming up the pitcher is wearing mandatory equipment. These are preventative umpiring issue.

Telling a pitcher her warmup technique is illegal is not.