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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Gentlemen,
FED Rule 1-3-1 clearly and unequivocally states:
"The NFHS Authenticating mark is required on all balls that will be used in high school competition."
If you are working a FED game as the UIC and there are no baseballs available at the game site with the required Authenticating Mark, though there is an ample supply of baseballs that appear to be otherwise perfectly suitable, what do you do?
Thanks.
JM
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Depends if you are tight-a$$ed, black and white, anal rules book umpire, or an intelligent umpire.
I'd play the game. The TABAWARBU would probably enforce the rule. Sad.