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Originally posted by Rich Ives
Softball must have REALLY STRANGE rules.
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I can't speak for the other organizations, but to the best of my knowledge, ASA rules are so plain and the book is very easy to understand (as long as you only read what they write), other game's rules aren't even in the same league.
Softball, regardless of sanctioning body, is one of the few sports where the majority have an overseeing organization at the national level to provide leadership and standardization of the rules and mechanics of their officiating corps.
Baseball is a perfect example. Whether you are citing OBR, NAPBL or Jim Evans, Little League or Babe Ruth, you may get 50 different interpretations in 50 different states on one particular rule.
Go visit the baseball boards and see constant arguments involving a multitude of interpretations and another set of arguments five-fold on who is interpreting the rule correctly.
I'll stick with softball, thank you very much!