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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
The following are the rule changes that have been approved:
Change 16U & 18U FP to 43' pitching distance
Permit the Safety Base to be any color contrasting with white
Clarified a legal bat which includes a flare/cone at the knob end of the handle
Allow JO 16U & 18U FP to wear metal spikes
Eliminate "heating" from the Note restricting the changing of the characteristics of equipment
Change the rule to return all runners to their previous base ANYTIME the BR is determined to be an Unreported Substitute prior to the next pitch.
Change 4.7.C.5 from banning "communication equipment" to "electronic equipment" from the dugout. This includes video cameras.
Change SP & 16" SP pitch height to 10' (passed by council, 162-58)
Include "Modified" in the rule allowing the pitcher to use a drying agent
Allowed Modified to use a courtesy runner for the pitcher and catcher similar to that of the FP game.
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Thank GOD they didn't change the tie breaker as proposed - how long did it take for them to reject THAT?
Kind of surprised that the face mask didn't pass - that usually is the sort of safety thing that ASA usually takes a leadership role in promoting see, for example, the cage on the batting helmet. Perhaps if next year the proposal gets cut down to P, 1B, 3B, it will pass. And PLEASE do not lecture me on the 'its over officiating' or 'its Mommy and Daddys business' - I would prefer NEVER to see a bunch of 'bloody chiclets' out there. With a kid 12-13-14 crying in pain. If it takes me another minute or two of checking, instead of schmoozing with my partner, so be it....