I always taught my infielders not to do that for the simple reason that they are
telling the runner where they are. I always taught my runners to ignore the
slapping and pay attention to the pitcher. F1 has the ball not the stupid
slappers.


--- In llumpires@yahoogroups.com, John Chivers <jchivers@...> wrote:
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> 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.
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> --- On Tue, 6/30/09, Dave Wiley <malibuskier2003@...> wrote:
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> From: Dave Wiley <malibuskier2003@...>
> Subject: [llumpires] Holding runners at 2B
> To: llumpires@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 9:51 AM
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> 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?
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> Dave
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