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Originally Posted by Durham
I know you will probably diagree, but everything they did followed one basic tenant: "Common sense and fair play!"
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Durham I hear you but we do not rule with "Common sense and fair play"
Example: F1 throws one high and inside. B1 trying to get out of the way but ball nics bat and dribbles out in front of home plate where F2 picks it up and the defense gets an easy out.
Now common sense and fair play would tell us that B1 was simply trying to avoid getting '"drilled" and the ball should simply be ruled FOUL. After all the Offense was put at a disadvantage and B1 was not trying to HIT the ball but simply protect himself.
If we rule by common sense and fair play then why have a rule-book at all.
Many rules make no sense but yet we are asked to enforce them.
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"Why does the rule book need to be rewritten?"
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At least 230 reasons why.
take a look at appeals. In discussing appeals ALL the KNOWN authorities use the terms "relaxed" / un-relaxed" You will NOT find those terms in the rule-book.
Pete Booth