Verbal Interference by SP Catcher?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

If you are legitimately "interfered with", especially in SP, from batting by catcher talk; youre an idiot. Dont come crying to me as an umpire to save you.

But it is the job of an umpire to keep control of the game which includes monitoring of the conduct of the players.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Its nothing.

Dont look for trouble. If the teams have a problem with it, let them go whine at each other over pizza and beer during the board meeting. Its not interference for a catcher to talk to a batter. That has been going on since the dawn of games involving sticks and balls. If you dont like it, go sit in front of the TV and watch baseketball while eating popcorn.

If you are legitimately "interfered with", especially in SP, from batting by catcher talk; youre an idiot. Dont come crying to me as an umpire to save you.

I have to umpire games with 25 screaming little girls doing stupid chants at the top of their shrill little voices.

You can hit a #$$#% big yellow ball going 10 mph with a catcher talking.

I disagree. I think that this kind of chatter can quickly escalate into confrontation. Some catchers don't know where to draw the line between talking to their pitcher and chatting up the batter to get into his/her head.

If it's a friendly game, let it go. They're having fun, and there's nothing unsportsmanlike about everyone having a good time. If it's a tense game, nip it in the bud, or it WILL escalate.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I disagree. I think that this kind of chatter can quickly escalate into confrontation. Some catchers don't know where to draw the line between talking to their pitcher and chatting up the batter to get into his/her head.

If it's a friendly game, let it go. They're having fun, and there's nothing unsportsmanlike about everyone having a good time. If it's a tense game, nip it in the bud, or it WILL escalate.

Which has nothing, really, to do with whether it is interference. It might be trash talking, (which can also escalate), but trash talking (especially with adult players) is not interference. JMO (caveat , and take it for what it is worth, since I don't call slow pitch).

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

But it is the job of an umpire to keep control of the game which includes monitoring of the conduct of the players.

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I disagree. I think that this kind of chatter can quickly escalate into confrontation. Some catchers don't know where to draw the line between talking to their pitcher and chatting up the batter to get into his/her head.

If it's a friendly game, let it go. They're having fun, and there's nothing unsportsmanlike about everyone having a good time. If it's a tense game, nip it in the bud, or it WILL escalate.

INT is different than USC. If it rises to the level of USC or begins to border on that and you want to do some preventative umpiring by nipping it in the bud, then those steps can be taken. I was only addressing INT.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Poosey

Purposeful distraction of the concentration of B is VI. Warn then call.

Of course, you completely invented that; invented that term in applying it to a defensive player, and invented the effect... but you wouldnt know that because you have never ever picked up a rule book.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by Poosey

Invented by the OP, wade.

Verbal Interference by SP Catcher?

So what? buy a rule book and read it.. dont copy some OP and pretend its a rule.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Poosey

Purposeful distraction of the concentration of B is VI. Warn then call.

What is this "purposeful distraction" of which you speak. Is it the F2 greeting the batter when he steps in the box? Or, is it him asking about the wife and kids while the first pitch is being delivered? Or, say in the case of the batter being a lawyer in his daytime job, F2 asking F1 "what is the difference between a dead skunk in the road and a dead lawyer?" (Of course, the response would be "there are swerve marks around the skunk.") Is it singing "Texas, Oh Texas," during the entire at bat? Is it directly addressing the batter at anytime during the at bat?? What is this "purposeful distraction?" Please, clearly define it so that we will all know it when we see it.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Poosey

Purposeful distraction was from the OP, Scott.

I am asking your interpretation of this.