IMHO the answer should be A. The ASA rule book is written for National Tournament play. ASA allows local leagues to alter the rule book as they see fit. This is where problems occur when umps try to either make up rules to fit the occasion or get mixed up with their local rules. In the slowpitch leagues that i umpire we have a 200' line that the outfielders must stay behind and infielders must stay on the clay. If you went to a national ASA co-ed tournament and tried to apply this rule you would not be taken very seriously as an umpire. You can't find an EFFECT because there isn't one. Since there is no 200' foot rule in ASA, IMHO the outfielders can position themselves pretty much anywhere in fair territory they want to. Umpires are not coaches so we can't really tell them where to play. You could be NEAR 2nd base and still be technically in the outfield area. So answer B would not be correct. Answer D sounds like a LOCAL rule to me meant to through us off. IMHO the only logical answer would be A. Lots of room for a nice discussion here.
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