tskill,
Good job! Ain't "ground rules" fun?
FWIW, here's the relevant rule from OBR (FED & NCAA do not materially differ):
Quote:
3.13
The manager of the home team shall present to the umpire in chief and the opposing manager any ground rules he thinks necessary covering the overflow of spectators upon the playing field, batted or thrown balls into such overflow, or any other contingencies. If these rules are acceptable to the opposing manager they shall be legal. If these rules are unacceptable to the opposing manager, the umpire in chief shall make and enforce any special ground rules he thinks are made necessary by ground conditions, which shall not conflict with the official playing rules.
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I say "Good job!" because if you
had accepted the Home team coach's ridiculous "ground rule", it would have been "...in conflict with the official playing rules."
Normally, ground rules dictate what is and is not considered "dead ball territory" due to the peculiarities of the venue at which the game is being played. If you ever hear anything else being suggested as a "ground rule", I would encourage you to have your BS-detector set on "high". Ultimately, the UIC has the final say.
(MLB has the ground rules for each of the MLB parks published on their website, in case you didn't already know.)
JM