gersh@dartvax.UUCP (Jeff A. Gershengorn) (10/10/85)
Just saw game 2 of the Blue Jays/Royals series (errors can really kill ya)
and I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle reliever for the
Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, then blew into it, doing
this while he was on the mound. I had thought that this was only legal when
(if) the pitcher first stepped off the pitcher's mound. But I never heard
any mention of it, so I imagine I'm wrong. Can someone tell me what the rule
really says?
-Jeff
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------wiso@ihwpt.UUCP (Jack Wisowaty) (10/11/85)
> Just saw game 2 of the Blue Jays/Royals series (errors can really kill ya) > and I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle reliever for the > Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, then blew into it, doing > this while he was on the mound. I had thought that this was only legal when > (if) the pitcher first stepped off the pitcher's mound. But I never heard > any mention of it, so I imagine I'm wrong. Can someone tell me what the rule > really says? You are right, but the umpires have the ability to waive that rule under certain weather condition (e.g. Toronto in October). I suppose it would delay the game a fair amount if you forced the pitchers to leave the mound when they need to warm their hands. Jack Wisowaty
bd@peora.UUCP (Bernie Dougan) (10/11/85)
> I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle reliever for the >Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, then blew into it, doing >this while he was on the mound. I had thought that this was only legal when >(if) the pitcher first stepped off the pitcher's mound. But I never heard >any mention of it, so I imagine I'm wrong. Can someone tell me what the rule >really says? When the weather is cold (I don't know what the temperature was because I didn't see the game) the umpires will give the pitchers permission to blow on their hand to keep it warm. I don't know if the rules specifically allow the umpires to not enforce the "hand to the mouth" rule but it is done all the time during cold weather games. -- Bernie Dougan Perkin-Elmer Southern Development Center 2486 Sand Lake Road Orlando, Florida 32809 (305)850-1040 {decvax!ucf-cs, ihnp4!pesnta, vax135!petsd}!peora!bd
bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) (10/11/85)
> > Just saw game 2 of the Blue Jays/Royals series (errors can really kill ya) > and I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle reliever for the > Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, then blew into it, doing > this while he was on the mound. I had thought that this was only legal when > (if) the pitcher first stepped off the pitcher's mound. But I never heard > any mention of it, so I imagine I'm wrong. Can someone tell me what the rule > really says? > -Jeff > -- The rule is that any pitcher can blow on/in his hand after he walks off the mound. The exception is when it is colder and permission is requested and granted from the umpires before the game starts. Whenever it is cold the umps usually grant it.
cgeiger@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (charles s. geiger) (10/11/85)
>Just saw game 2 of the Blue Jays/Royals series (errors can really >kill ya) and I noticed something strange. Dennis Lamp, the middle >reliever for the Jays, several times made a fist with his right hand, >then blew into it, doing this while he was on the mound. I had thought >that this was only legal when (if) the pitcher first stepped off the >pitcher's mound. But I never heard any mention of it, so I imagine >I'm wrong. Can someone tell me what the rule really says? That's usually correct; however, on a cold day the umpire can decide whether or not it's o.k. to go to the mouth anytime, I guess because everybody needs to when it's cold. Charles S. Geiger U.Texas