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Old Fri Jul 04, 2014, 02:56am
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The problem with no nipping in the bud is identifying where one crosses the line later in the game and the ensuing shit storm for why someone else was allowed to get away with it.

Throwing a helmet/bat on the ground/in the air in disgust has to be dealt with immediately and by the book.

If someone slams all the bats onto the ground in the dugout and the culprit really cannot be identified, I'd issue a stern warning that if anything like that happens again, coach is gone.
And where do you draw the line on enforcement? Within 10', 20', 30' of the field or team area? Maybe within sight which can be quite a vast area in some complexes. And what if PU & BU have different tolerances or area allowances and one team has a player dumped and the other get away with it because the right umpire doesn't see it?

The field and team areas are a definitive line with which I am more than comfortable remaining within during the game.
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Old Fri Jul 04, 2014, 08:27am
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And where do you draw the line on enforcement? Within 10', 20', 30' of the field or team area?

Maybe within sight which can be quite a vast area in some complexes. And what if PU & BU have different tolerances or area allowances and one team has a player dumped and the other get away with it because the right umpire doesn't see it?

The field and team areas are a definitive line with which I am more than comfortable remaining within during the game.
I think we are on the same page here as far a field and team areas.

I am also talking more about JO/HS ball, as opposed to the men's game where the decorum and tolerances can be vastly different.

As for PU & BU having different tolerances, I'd be surprised if any two had the same tolerances on any given day.
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