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Ok all, thanks for the input. Ive never let it get into my novice thinking mode of "tie goes to runner", its not in my thought process, Im not thinking that out there. And Ive heard that too, about rewarding the defense on a great play etc, and thats pretty much what I do. Just was taking it to the nth degree I guess. Just a theory, but of course throw the theories out the window when on the field. Its funny, Ive been doing this "serious" since about March, and have come a long way. When I started I knew I was ahead of most "rookies" as I had been doing this on an unofficial basis for quite some time. Plus, when I committed to doing this, I COMMITTED. Clinics, reading every day OBR for a few minutes, asking to be assigned with partners who are rated highly so I could learn from them etc. And in just the short time, I look back, and think my learning curve has been good. And I KNOW, its still a long way to go, and games games games is the best experience.
Ive always thought the "easy" part was calling balls/strikes safe/out. The part I had to learn was all the rules interpetations etc. Yes, I need to fine-tune my play-calling, but for the most part, thats what Ive experinced.
Game mgmt etc. And just learning from everyones experince even about this has been helpful. Now, if he jogs past first on a Walk (intentional or otherwise) and is tagged is he out? And how do I explain it if he is? Im doing mostly USSSA and Pony, and some little league. My guess is, no, at this level, unless an attempt is made.
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