Ahhh, the Neophyte Rules Nazi. So many of us have gone there before proper
training and experience ! LOL

And sometimes the rules are made up too !


----- Original Message -----
From: "John Chivers" <jchivers@...>
To: <llumpires@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 1:04 PM
Subject: Re: [llumpires] Holding runners at 2B


Oddly, this is something I used to worry about when I first started, 20
years ago. Umpiring is so much easier when you don't worry about things you
don't need to worry about, like shortstops slapping their glove, or players
sticking their fingers in the screen of the dugout, or whether sunflower
seeds and bubble gum are allowed.

First off, he probably means "distracting the runner", not "deceiving" him.
Second, there's no rule against it. Third, the shortstop is really just
helping the runner locate him. It's hard to sneak behind R2 when you're
slapping your glove like an idiot.



--- On Tue, 6/30/09, Dave Wiley <malibuskier2003@...> wrote:

From: Dave Wiley <malibuskier2003@...>
Subject: [llumpires] Holding runners at 2B
To: llumpires@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 9:51 AM

In a LL Junior game, I had a plate umpire give a "warning" to the SS not to
pound his fist into his glove when darting behind a runner at second base.
He said it was "deceiving the runner". He did not give any explanation of
what would happen if the action did not stop, so I am not sure what the
penalty would have been. I can't find any reference to this in the LGB and
this is the only umpire in our district that has made this statement. Is he
correct or is he misinterpreting something?

Dave





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