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Originally posted by TexBlue
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Originally posted by hukonrt
Does anyone proofread the book before it goes to press?
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The sole purpose of this rule is to negate another great softball myth that transcended with the "little ball" people.
While Glen explained it, his sentence really doesn't belong in the rule book, either.
ASA treats every player the same when it considers substitution and reentries.
What hukonrt failed to do was quote the entire rule with which he is concerned. The first sentence of 4.6.C reads
Any player may be removed from the game during any dead ball.
That should be it. No other wording is necessary. HOWEVER, as we all experience on this and many other boards, people like to insert their own beliefs based on some source outside the game of ASA softball.
This is much like the headlamp requirements in DE. A law has been on the books for years requiring the burning of headlamps of the automobile when driving during inclimate weather. The law makers, proving they are just as dumb as many of their constituents made a big deal a few years ago about passing a law which requires the burning of automobile head lamps during rain, snow or any time the windshield wipers were engaged.
Same damn law, just dummied down for those who don't know what the word "inclimate" means. Yes, yes, I know there is no entry in Merriam-Webster for such a word, but it is standardly used. And if a Hi-Skewl gratiate can figure it out as an adolescent, the state lawmakers would know better.