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Originally Posted by Manny A
Perhaps. But now there's precedence.
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Which is a crock. ASA, now USA have always thumped their chest as the world-wide leader in the game of softball. Well, that has disappeared over the past decade.
The argument which had some strong roots out of CA was that unlike a balk in baseball, an IP had zero effect on the runner, so there shouldn't be a penalty benefiting the runner
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If a base distance or pitching distance is found to be incorrect, wait until the completion of the complete inning to fix it.
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Don't have a horse in this race, but I'm not a fan of unncessarily keeping the pitcher or runner closer to the batter than necessary, assuming that may be the issue.
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Change the time limit in Championship play to no new inning plus one more complete inning
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Proposed a couple times before, and I've supported it for as long as it has been around. It is a great idea that takes the playing-the-clock strategy out of the game
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Allow the coach to make a dead ball appeal
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Not a bad idea, think it would help.
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FP pitcher must bring hands together for minimum of 2 seconds, maximum of 10 seconds before pitch
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This has been the rule in international ball for a few years now. Another move where ASA/USA has missed an opportunity to take the lead in softball in this country.
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Some other stuff to clean up and clarify the "bat the roster" rules
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Never saw the need for this at any level of championship play. Willing to bet they will screw up the rules that much more trying to massage this one
