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Just for fun here.
What's your favorite rule misconception/misapplication that a coach has argued/said to you?
Don't say "hands are part of the bat" or "he' gets 1+1" since those ones are the all-time champions.
I'll start with a couple-
With R1, LHP lifts leg and pauses in mid-air. I call balk. Coach says "what for?" I say "he paused his leg. he can't stop his motion". Coach says "if he lifts his leg up, he can keep it there all day!" I say "no, he can't". Assistant coach chirps in after i'm done with that coach and says "if he does that every time, it's not a balk." I say "that's not a rule," and walk away.
Batter hits a chopper off the plate and gets throw out at first. Coach says "ump, did that hit the plate?" I say "yeah, it did." He says quite angrily, "then it's a foul ball!" I said "no coach, it's not. Plate is in fair territory." He says "where'd you come up with that?" I said "from the rulebook. It's a good book, you should try reading it sometime." People snickered from the other dugout.
What are some of yours?
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