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Old Wed Apr 13, 2005, 07:33am
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Quote:
Originally posted by mcrowder
There are hundreds of potentially unforeseen instances that could occur in a softball game that are not specifically addressed in the book. Occasionally, we'll find one where there is equal support for contradictory resolutions in the rulebook - and on THOSE, I agree, a rule needs to be written to address it.

But in most cases (like this one), the common sense answer of 90% of the umpires out there will be the same. If we rewrote the book to cover ALL of those instances, it would read like a legal document, and be twice it's current length.

Instead, use 9.01c to cover your minor holes where common sense is, in fact, common. Like this one.
Now thats the smartest reply there is. To some it sounds like a cop-out, but Mc is right.
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