Enter the Marching Band

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Originally Posted by Big Slick

At last year's gold national, held in OKC, on the grounds of ASA HOF Stadium, a team calling themselves "LA Voodoo" included a player with drum sticks and a "drum set" comprised of buckets (ok, maybe it was one of two buckets, not an entire "set"). While they were at bat, she played the beat and the team sang song/chants. This was well within ear shot of 3 out of 5 of the Deputy Directors of Umpires. Nary a word was said. You knew what field they were on anytime they played.

I believe that in and of itself tell you everything you will need to know.

Don't be silly

Of course, the artificial noisemaker could be applied to just about anything you want other than vocals.

The entire artificial noise issue rises from using items to make loud or disturbing sounds for the purpose of distracting the opponent or preventing them from communicating and executing plays on the field.

If as a coach you came to me as an umpire and told me he wants to protest the banging ball or buckets, I'm going to allow him to go ahead and protest. I am then going to call my buddy Steve to inform said coach of the free trip he just won