Ball Rotation Procedure

[bkbjones]

Ed, glad to see you are still alive.

SRW keeps all the kitchen timers (except for the two I have).

I keep all the umpire towels.

Here in the land of drizzle, practically everu team has a towel supply. When their team is on defense, they are responsible for keeping a spare ball dry.

And...
... our ball bags are NOT towels.

As for the original post: if it's wet, get a dry one. And personally, if she's happier with the other ball I will let her have the other/another one. But if it gets fouled out of play we are not waiting around, and we're not playing switcheroo all day long.

[Dukat]

That is what I normally do and will continue but I was at a game where mid way through a new ball was introduced and every time the umpire (Who I work with a lot but I was just a spectator at this game) brought it in the pitcher was asking for a different ball and he was obliging every time even to the point of waiting for foul balls to be thrown in. That game got me thinking about how I handle things and was wondering how everyone else did.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dukat

That is what I normally do and will continue but I was at a game where mid way through a new ball was introduced and every time the umpire (Who I work with a lot but I was just a spectator at this game) brought it in the pitcher was asking for a different ball and he was obliging every time even to the point of waiting for foul balls to be thrown in. That game got me thinking about how I handle things and was wondering how everyone else did.

Boy, I'd really tick off that team. As previously stated, I reach in my bag and whatever comes out goes into the game. Only other consideration is that new balls go in until they have all been introduced into the game.

I love the look on a coach's face when they throw in a ball assuming it is going to the pitcher and it goes into the bag

[SRW]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

SRW keeps all the kitchen timers (except for the two I have).

I actually tossed them away this spring when I cleaned out my gear and training materials. I'm sure I'll find one somewhere...

[azbigdawg]

Originally Posted by SRW

I actually tossed them away this spring when I cleaned out my gear and training materials. I'm sure I'll find one somewhere...

Need me to send you one?

[SRW]

Originally Posted by azbigdawg

Need me to send you one?

Sure, go for it!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by SRW

I actually tossed them away this spring when I cleaned out my gear and training materials....

What, you couldn't find a place to fence them?

[wadeintothem]

Thats not right SRB. Some umps here dont have the required fence timer. We coulda used those!

On the ball rotation thing.. I'm guessing it would not be appropriate to do the Luciano thing and give them two and tell em if they cant tell the difference, they are ejected.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Thats not right SRB.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

SRW keeps all the kitchen timers (except for the two I have).

I'm doing an NSA tournament this weekend and the NSA State UIC wants timers hanging on a fence during the timed games.

I've got a feeling this is going to be a "one" of those weekends.