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Originally posted by Marty Rogers
Just to let you know, I DID know the
ruling. SamNVa called it properly.
I just wanted to see if there were any
other suggestions. 7.05(h) Approving Rule
addresses this (a lodged ball is a dead ball
for this example) situation. It is a basic
book rule, as John mentioned.
My partner (who prides himself on his
vast knowledge of the rules) said we
couldn't apply it that way because we
didn't discuss it in the ground rules
before the game. hmmm...
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Hmmm...if I were a coach I would lose it and would say every curse word I could think of if your partner were to disallow a base because we did not cover it in the plate meeting! People do not come to games to see us umpire. We dress professional and try to look sharp to have a credible impression, we apply the rules to the spirit of the game. Pulling a rule out of nowhere for some unknown reason would set any high school or college coach here in flames. There would be little work to be found for something like that to happen. It is great to know the rules inside and out, I only wish I could claim I had such a knowledge, however I like to have games to do. Example: Astros at Braves, Astros pitcher is wearing his usual Sunday red uniform top that reads Astros. The rest of the club is wearing their coorect road red HOUSTON jersey. Kind of hard to not notice since it was the pitcher not in the correct uniform. The way I noticed was I know that at least the majority of the time a road club will wear a jersey that bears the club's city name, and at home the team name. Even the umps in the big leagues keep things to themselves and take rules and turn to deaf ears, eyes...what have you. JOHN