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Originally Posted by DG
An umpire who would allow on deck to be within 12 feet of the batter is not likely to own a BRD, the only place I can find this interp, including my PBUC. There is also no penalty listed in my BRD for this interp so I don't know what it would be. And while PBUC has some interesting stuff in it, it applies to minor league baseball, not 15-18 year olds playing under OBR rules. And, this was a FED question.
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So, I can't throw in a different rule set just for conversation's sake? Yeah, yeah, FED schmed. A group of monkeys got together and made some rules. Fine.
My response was aimed toward the claim by MTD, Sr. that all rule sets allowed the option of an on-deck hitter. I was merely pointing out that in OBR there is to be an on-deck hitter. Now of course, nobody in their right mind would allow someone on deck 12 feet from the plate. And there is not a penalty for nobody on deck in OBR. The umpire just instructs the on-deck batter to take his position in the circle (which is supposed to be 37' from the plate). And there is a huge penalty that follows when an umpire's order is not followed.
The other interp from Fitzpatrick stated that the on-deck batter must remain in the circle until announced at the beginning of an inning, or until the previous batter has completed his turn at bat. From this statement alone, it follows that there is supposed to be someone occupying the on-deck circle.