Equipment Questions

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Well, you could have done something I once did, walked out to and threw the illegal warm up bat over the fence and told the manager if I see that bat again, he was gone..

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I would've just given the team one last warning. Next player to bring it out is tossed. If it's not a legal bat, it's not safe to be on the field.

Or.. you could just let it go... because it is not dangerous at all and this is heavy handed OOO. The intent of ASA rules is to prevent a bat from being dangerous when in play or in some cases equipment which is dangerous because it may fly off the bat. It is not to address warm up or other practice equipment which is not dangerous. Some teams use the heavy warm up bats to warm up, others buy the adjustable weighted bats. There are no problems with these IMO. If someone comes to bat with their adjustable weight warm up stick.. enforce the penalty.. otherwise chill out.