Batter hits ball to LF, he drops it and BR ends up at 2B. As he's dusting off and replacing his gloves to his pocket his livestrong bracelet falls from his pocket to the ground which he picks up. Blue sees the bracelet ejects him for jewlery infraction.

Is he also out? High school rules

So is a sweatband jewelry too?? Our umps here have let the rubber bands be worn.

jew⋅el⋅ry  /ˈdʒuəlri/ [joo-uhl-ree]

–noun 1. articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic, or the like.

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Originally posted by cball:
Batter hits ball to LF, he drops it and BR ends up at 2B. As he's dusting off and replacing his gloves to his pocket his livestrong bracelet falls from his pocket to the ground which he picks up. Blue sees the bracelet ejects him for jewlery infraction.

Is he also out? High school rules

Is he out?......NO, NEVER, and NOT BY ANY STRETCH of the jewelry rule....

Is he ejected....NO..

Here is the rule.
NFHS 3-3-1d

Players participating in the game may not wear jewelry...

Penalty: Team warning/ejection...

Having a bracelet in his pocket is not wearing it....many times I have told players to remove a bracelet and told them to put it in their pocket...

This Umpire is uninformed, under-educated in FED rules and seriously OOO.....


Sweatbands are not jewelry, however the rubber type livestrong bands are considered jewelry......

tell them to take it off....move on, play the game...

I was going to say that if he ejected my player for that he would get to enjoy a 2-fer because I'm going too.

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Originally posted by trojan-skipper:
So is a sweatband jewelry too?? Our umps here have let the rubber bands be worn.

jew⋅el⋅ry  /ˈdʒuəlri/ [joo-uhl-ree]

–noun
2. any ornaments for personal adornment, as necklaces or cuff links, including those of base metals, glass, plastic,[bold] or the like.[/bold]

Both FED and American Legion have ruled that the various "cause" wristbands are to be treated as jewelry. The "Phiten" style necklaces, though not metal, are also considered jewelry.

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Both FED and American Legion have ruled that the various "cause" wristbands are to be treated as jewelry. The "Phiten" style necklaces, though not metal, are also considered jewelry.

Apparently nobody told the umpires in Southeast Missouri that.. the high school I was at last spring nearly every player wore those necklaces and all sorts of things. Only one umpire ever said anything about it. It really surprised me...

Ejected???

You have to be kidding!

Have the kid put the jewelry in his pocket and continue the game.

No big deal, not disrespectful to the umpire or the game.

Sounds like a moment of temporary insanity.

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Originally posted by Bulldog 19:

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Both FED and American Legion have ruled that the various "cause" wristbands are to be treated as jewelry. The "Phiten" style necklaces, though not metal, are also considered jewelry.

Apparently nobody told the umpires in Southeast Missouri that.. the high school I was at last spring nearly every player wore those necklaces and all sorts of things. Only one umpire ever said anything about it. It really surprised me...

FED can write rules and interpretations and make clinics mandatory and create Points of Emphasis, but they still have to rely on the states and local chapters to hold their umpires accountable.

It's unfortunate when some choose not to do so.

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It's unfortunate when some choose not to do so.

You're absolutely right. I know here in Illinois there was quite an uproar this past spring during the boys basketball state tournament. A team was wearing a uniform that was illegal. They had worn that uniform the entire year and had never been penalized because of it until the championship game. Only then were the officials forced to call the technical foul. Rules need to be followed all the time; not just when someone feels like it.

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livestrong bracelet falls from his pocket to the ground which he picks up. Blue sees the bracelet ejects him for jewlery infraction.

My question is what was this umpire thinking? What ever happened to common sense.

so this kid gets thrown out of a game not for cursing or throwing equipment but an item of jewelry falls out of his pocket.

seems like every year the powers to be sit around and make up these ticky tack rules.

Update:
Parents and coach appealed to league officials and the ejection (and subsequent next game suspension) were over turned.

he got to play the next game but the out is in the book.

Was the ump reprimanded ?

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Was the ump reprimanded ?

certainly should have been....


In my association, this would have been met with a possible suspension, a definite review with the chapter rules interpreter (me) and then a remedial game with a veteran and a through evaluation.........and most likely demotion to non-varsity assignments....

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In my association, this would have been met with a possible suspension,

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In my association, this would have been met with a possible suspension, a definite review with the chapter rules interpreter (me) and then a remedial game with a veteran

I would hope all associations would deal with things in that way.

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Originally posted by Will:

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In my association, this would have been met with a possible suspension,

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In my association, this would have been met with a possible suspension, a definite review with the chapter rules interpreter (me) and then a remedial game with a veteran

I would hope all associations would deal with things in that way.

In my association any misapplication of the rules results in a re-evaluation of rating and game assignments with a minimum loss of at least two games and any chance at a post season assignment.

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Originally posted by TRhit:
Was the ump reprimanded ?

I don't know TR. We played our last game last night.
He should have at least had a discussion on common sense with his superior.

Worst part for the team is the out ended an inning with a runner in scoring position and we lost by one run. Coach should have stood up but apparently did not know the rules.

Hey TR -

In this thread, there are 5 umpires who unanimously think the ump got it wrong in the OP. So much for your "brothers in blue sticking together" theory.

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Originally posted by dash_riprock:
Hey TR -

In this thread, there are 5 umpires who unanimously think the ump got it wrong in the OP. So much for your "brothers in blue sticking together" theory.

get your popcorn

May as well make it six, Dash. In our area, calls like this will certainly affect your schedule.