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Originally Posted by Andy
This is my stance. Having a strong knowledge of the rules and when to apply what rule in which situation provides an inner confidence to make a call, know that you are ruling appropriately, and are able to confidently explain your call based on the rules. Knowing and using the rules appropriately is a foundation of good game management.
The colleague that I am having this exchange with likes to brag that he doesn't know the rules as good as he should, but he is such a good "game manager" that it doesn't really matter.
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District high school softball games this last week saw two sets of umpires sending a batter to first after she was hit on the hands WHILE SWINGING! Also another set didn't know if the run scored when the third out was a runner on second leaving early on caught ball WELL AFTER THE RUN FROM THIRD CROSSED THE PLATE!
Screw up the basics and you are going to have trouble with game management.
Rita