swells9232 wrote:So I asked a umpire to keep an eye on an illegal pitch, back foot not in contact with rubber, and he tells the short stop to advise her pitcher to fix it.... twice.... how would you react?
Realistically, don't we need a bit more information? Competitive travel or rec league? Tournament or Showcase? Qualifier or Friendly? 10U rec or 18 Gold travel?
How much "not in contact"? Barely see daylight, after a toe roll, hole in the back, or, fully and obviously off, or pulling the back foot back after starting the windup?
Didn't we have a recent thread where some insisted there was a level where umpires were expected to draw lines for the batters? Doesn't that kind of philosophy play into when/where/if umpires should be urging certain behavior rather than penalizing?
This is absolutely an HTBT (Have To Be There) situation.