Pitching Rule Violation Responsibilities

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Coach P

I am a pitching instructor and also coach a 18U Gold team and there seems to be some confusion back East on which official, the home plate or the base umpire, is responsible for which pitching violation. What pitching rule violations is the home plate umpire responsible for and what is the base umpires responsibility (assuming their is only 1 base offical). This will really help us this season. Thanks.

Simple answer, it is the responsibility of the umpire who sees the violation.

Obviously, there are some more visible to umpires in different positions, but that does not exclude another from making the call if it is clearly seen.

BTW, I think the "confusion" is yours. If you insist upon your pitcher throwing legally, what difference does it make to you who calls the violation?

If you are a good coach, you should be coaching the game based upon team talent and game situation, not what an umpire can or cannot, does or does not see. The ONLY reason I can imagine a coach seeking this info is to determine what your pitcher can get away with and when and of what she needs to be cognizant based upon the umpire's position [i]and responsibility.[/]

So, hopefully, this will be the only honest response you receive to your request.

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Simple answer, it is the responsibility of the umpire who sees the violation.

Obviously, there are some more visible to umpires in different positions, but that does not exclude another from making the call if it is clearly seen.

Agree totally! Typically the base umpire calls calls the feet and the plate umpire the hands. However, any umpire can call an illegal pitch violation they see.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by Dholloway1962

Agree totally! Typically the base umpire calls calls the feet and the plate umpire the hands. However, any umpire can call an illegal pitch violation they see.

You just couldn't let Mike's much better, and more eloquent answer stand, could you?

[AtlUmpSteve]

Here's a case where adding something only subtracted.

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Here's a case where adding something only subtracted.

And the dangers of multiplication can cause division in the ranks.

[Skahtboi]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Here's a case where adding something only subtracted.

To quote Lynyrd Skynyrd, "You sure got that right."