From another forum, coach putting spit on ball

[topper]

For the 3rd time I ask those who think we have nothing:

What substance would you not allow the coach in the OP to put on his hands and then rub up the ball? Motor oil? Hair spray? Tape? Resin? Non-Delaware mud? And if you find a substance that you won't allow, what rule will you cite then?

Why is it that none of you will attempt to answer this?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by topper

For the 3rd time I ask those who think we have nothing:

What substance would you not allow the coach in the OP to put on his hands and then rub up the ball? Motor oil? Hair spray? Tape? Resin? Non-Delaware mud? And if you find a substance that you won't allow, what rule will you cite then?

Why is it that none of you will attempt to answer this?

That's Delaware River mud and is believed to come from a tributary in NJ

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by topper

For the 3rd time I ask those who think we have nothing:

What substance would you not allow the coach in the OP to put on his hands and then rub up the ball? Motor oil? Hair spray? Tape? Resin? Non-Delaware mud? And if you find a substance that you won't allow, what rule will you cite then?

Why is it that none of you will attempt to answer this?

I never said you have nothing. You just don't have an IP, and likely not an ejection unless the coach keeps doing it after you told him to stop. I completely don't understand the obvious desire of some here to create an incident out of this. This is simply (at most, since you brought up ridiculous substances like motor oil ... and not in the OP) a "Cut it out, coach, you can't do that," unless he pushes the issue. In the OP, I'm not saying a word - like so many have said, by the time this ball goes through several warm up pitches, nothing the coach did matters.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

In ASA I am not going looking for boogers on this......however.......if the other coach brings it to my attention, I won't ignore it. I will tell the offending coach to quit applying a foreign substance on the ball. If he does it again....he will get a warning......again............ejection.......

All of this is pretty hypothetical though........since I have never seen it.

Joel

[topper]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

In the OP, I'm not saying a word - like so many have said, by the time this ball goes through several warm up pitches, nothing the coach did matters.

So you're picking and chosing your acceptable foreign substances? Now who is playing god? What if the pitcher does it between innings? Do you use this same "no advantage gained" logic when calling IPs in general?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by topper

So you're picking and chosing your acceptable foreign substances? Now who is playing god? What if the pitcher does it between innings? Do you use this same "no advantage gained" logic when calling IPs in general?

What the heck are you talking about? I'm not picking and choosing anything... I'm enforcing the rules as written.

For some reason, you are offended that I won't enforce a rule that does not exist to prevent something that is not illegal and has no effect on play. Bwah-huh??? That's "playing God?"