Fans or coaches yelling out pitch Location

[Lewis 88]

I've had this happen twice this season both younger travel ball games.  Coach yells out to batter watch out for the inside pitch.  Same thing last night dad from behind the backstop watch out for the inside pitch just after the catcher slid over for the inside pitch.  I've heard parents, and coaches yell out watch for the off speed or stay back, but this seems different. 

Am I overreacting here or is this against any actual rule, or is it an unwritten one against the code.  I feel like 15U and up you're wearing one for something like this. 

For what it's worth I called time both times and just told the offender you can't do that and that was the end of it for both games.  

[BrainFreeze]

43 minutes ago, Lewis 88 said:

For what it's worth I called time both times and just told the offender you can't do that

Why?

[noumpere]

1 hour ago, Lewis 88 said:

Am I overreacting here

 

That.

[834k3r]

1 hour ago, Lewis 88 said:

I've had this happen twice this season both younger travel ball games.  Coach yells out to batter watch out for the inside pitch.  Same thing last night dad from behind the backstop watch out for the inside pitch just after the catcher slid over for the inside pitch.  I've heard parents, and coaches yell out watch for the off speed or stay back, but this seems different. 

Am I overreacting here or is this against any actual rule, or is it an unwritten one against the code.  I feel like 15U and up you're wearing one for something like this. 

For what it's worth I called time both times and just told the offender you can't do that and that was the end of it for both games.  

I would invoke the adage of "don't over-umpire."

[Velho]

2 hours ago, Lewis 88 said:

Am I overreacting here

A bit but I think you're coming from a good place. I'd contend that they stopped means they knew it wasn't right.

 

2 hours ago, Lewis 88 said:

is this against any actual rule

For the coaches and players, it is illegal in LL.

2 hours ago, Lewis 88 said:

I feel like 15U and up you're wearing one for something like this. 

Yep. You're one of the few at the field thinking.

 

2 hours ago, Lewis 88 said:

Coach yells out to batter watch out for the inside pitch.  Same thing last night dad from behind the backstop watch out for the inside pitch just after the catcher slid over for the inside pitch

Classy. Adults in youth sports should pause and reflect 108baseballstories.com/parents

 

 

[Lewis 88]

sounds good guys thanks for the advice 

 

[flyingron]

For a second there, I thought you were going to tell us you had a shadow calling balls and strikes.  I've seen kids doing it from time to time and always chalked it up as the future umpires in training.