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Originally posted by bob jenkins
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Originally posted by mcrowder
Those of us not making this a 3-base award feel like we ARE calling it as written, and that the other faction is mixing two rules that were not meant to be mixed.
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What two rules do you think are being mixed?
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One rule tells us what to do when a fielder fields a ball with an illegal glove.
The other rule tells us that a certain minor stitching problem is illegal for pitching only, and that the penalty for pitching with it is "fix it".
Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but common sense tells me that despite a 2003 ruling to the contrary, the rule writers did not intend for these two to go hand in hand. The penalty (3 bases) doesn't fit the crime.
I'll be honest. Absent that 2003 ruling, I'd dismiss this as buffoonery - the glove with the offensive thread is illegal because it (supposedly) is distracting to a batter, and our remedy is the multipurpose Sharpie ... and it's illegal to PITCH with for that reason (distraction), while the penalty for fielding a ball with a glove that is too big, has 8 fingers, and is covered with glue SHOULD be a serious base-award. But I see no benefit in fielding a ball with a glove that was possibly previously distracting to the batter.
Logically the two don't combine.
Except for that 2003 ruling and nothing (other than word of mouth from my boss's boss's boss) tells me the 2003 ruling should be cast aside.
A pickle, I say.