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Originally posted by Tim C
"Real Baseball" is played on 90 foot diamonds, by players of shaving age, and not limited by "time limits". That is really all I have ever said equals "real baseball".
[Edited by Tim C on Jul 12th, 2005 at 09:15 AM]
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First, I agree that "time limit" and "curfew" are not the same thing. Beyond that, it is your definition and you're entitled to it, no matter how arbitrary and capricious.
However, if you refuse to work anything that doesn't meet your definition of "real baseball" then you couldn't work very many games over the course of a year.
Here (Northern VA), the only games that have no time limit (other than NCAA and HS) are American Legion, some college age rec leagues, and some men's games during the week. The weeknight men's games tend to be nine inning games with a 8:00 PM start and a "no new inning after 2h50min" provision that is stated as a time limit but is really a curfew. Those same games on a weekend are played on a three hour interval, which is a time limit.
Other than that, seven inning games play on a 2-1/2 hour interval. That includes senior (16-18) AAU, senior (16-19) Babe Ruth, MABA, and some MABL games. Some weekend American Legion schedules are two seven inning games on a 2-1/2 hour interval.
I would consider all of these leagues/games to be "real baseball."
We have lower age group AAU and Babe Ruth that varies in quality from very good to dreadful. I worked a Sunday afternoon 13 YO AAU double about six weeks ago. The first game finished on a 10-run rule in the bottom of the fifth after 1 hour 12 minutes. The second game played seven full in 1 hour 37 minutes. Maybe not "real baseball" but lots of fun to work and watch.
Sorry you never get to see such things, Tee.