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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
Doing something differently just because it is a "rec" league or friendly doesn't help the players.
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Our local FP league rule is 5 1st inning; 5 new pitcher; 3 otherwise. That certainly is no problem for championship play. The reduction is to speed up play, since the league time limit is 65 min.
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You want "speed up", use the one minute. A hustling SP pitcher may get in three, but I don't know of a JO pitcher that would get to three, let alone five.
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I agree... remember, I was explaining the
league's rule and rationale, not mine. Although, given the, ahem,
variety of umpires the league deals with, it is probably a more reliable speed-up approach than trying to get the 1 minute enforced. The catchers are pretty self-enforcing on the 5-3 rule.
My other point is that a local rule like this would have no impact on the same team when they reach championship play, since no one will complain when they stop at 3 warmup pitches. There
may be an occasional gripe from a coach when the
other team uses 5, though.
