Distracting cheers

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

My point is that just because things have "always been there," it doesn't mean they should be there.

Anyway, what I was trying to get at is that some chatter is fine, but there's a point at which it crosses the line. If it's creating a dangerous or hostile environment, then it should stop. If I'm calling a game where the ball is coming in at 60+ MPH, I would not want someone distracting the batter, putting them at risk of getting hit.

Or the ball coming at a fielder at 98 mph and a passing runner screaming.....oh, wait a minute, that one we call!

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Or the ball coming at a fielder at 98 mph and a passing runner screaming.....oh, wait a minute, that one we call!

Yep! And I do tell the runners not to do that. I've even called INT on a runner for doing that. He screamed as he ran into 2B on a force play, and I could see F4 flinch big time, causing her to drop the ball (when she normally doesn't drop it).