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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
You need to separate the "equal chances" thought from the "should we suspend" thought - as I did.
There 's nothing wrong with the theory that teams get an equal number of chances to score and never will be.
I DID say I was NOT talking about whether or not the game should have been suspended.
In the LL environment, suspending can be a real pain in the butt. It messes up game scheduling, field scheduling, concession scheduling, umpire scheduling, pitching (due to the inning and rest requirements), and perhaps player/coach availability.
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Suspend the game, and only start it up again if it makes a difference in league standings at the end of the year. Fields should be clear then.
I once coached a game that was tied after 7 (normal 6 inning game for 11-12 year olds), 1-1 due to the "don't start an inning after 10:30 rule". The league made us play an entire game after the end of the season because the other team would win the league if the tie was changed to a win. For my team it meant nothing. Why it was a complete game played was never explained to me. No one else was playing that day. I don't recall if concessions was open but it probably was. There was a big crowd on hand.
The games were under Babe Ruth rules that allow a tie to count for 1/2 game in the standings so I was perfectly willing for the other team to finish 2nd in the league, 1/2 game out of first. They had the tie breaker on the other team they just needed equal records. I suspect there were some politics at work to make us play again.