NFHS - Umpire Responsible for Clearing bat

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I'm also puzzled by the idea that 7 pages worth of responses telling him he's wrong somehow equals the more vociferous of us being labelled as bullies. (And wondering if I'm one of the two! )

Well bullying is wrong. Haven't you seen the latest anti-bullying campaigns?

[3afan]

(borderline) interesting reading ...

my take is ... if an ump wants to clear the bat and can do so and not miss anything else - so what? I've always been taught not to touch equipment and thats what I'll continue to do ... but if my partner in a game clears a bat I dont give a crap as long as he's doing everything else he should be doing.