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Originally posted by LDUB
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Originally posted by LilLeaguer
Perhaps it would be best to call it a roster sheet. Since this is a district tournament, each team has a pre-approved roster. Typically, each player is listed on the roster, with a notation if she cannot play (do to injury or absence, e.g.). Additionally, the players that are ineligible to pitch (due to pitching in prior days) are marked as well. The starting players are listed first, and the reserves at the bottom of the sheet. The original positions are also noted, but I only care about the batting order and the pitcher. The TD approves the roster sheets before the game begins and delivers them to the UiC before game time. I can ask her any questions I have at that time.
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What if this is not a torunament? Then you would have a normal lineup card.
Now that I understand how the system works, I see that it is not your job even more.
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I respect your opinion, but I respect the opinion of my TD even more. Since the duty is neither onerous nor distasteful, I choose to do it. I am not exactly motivated by this, but shirking the duty would signal to the District Administrator and the Umpire Coordinator that I was not ready for "bigger" assignments.
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The TD has the lineup before you do. The TD gives you the lineup, not the maanager. I assume the TD give a copy of the lineup to the scorer too.
So now the scorer has all the info needed to keep track of minimum play and pitching limits. Why do you need to be involved? Is the scorer so bad at doing his job that you need to help him with it?
Minimum play has nothing to do with the game at all. Therefore the umpire has no reason to keep track of it.
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Umpires deal with non-game issues all the time. See the recent thread on how non-participants should conduct themselves during pre-game warmups. Heck, even keeping a lineup card has nothing to do with balls/strikes/outs; why not let the scorekeeper worry about the official batter in BOO appeals?
Perhaps we can agree on this. When I'm working your tournament, I'll do this your way.
-LL