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Originally posted by kylejt
Umpire + T-Ball + Championship = nothing but trouble.
JMHO, but T-ball ..............aw nobody's gonna listen.
And players aren't out for throwing a bat, they're warned and ejected. Plus, how is it physically possible for a five year old to step completely out of the box and hit a ball set up on a tee in the middle of the plate? Shaq maybe.
[Edited by kylejt on Jun 30th, 2003 at 03:59 PM]
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Sorry kylejt, but it's people like you that seem to cause the problems, ie. not knowing our league rules. Our league rules, yes OUR league rules, state that if a players throws a bat we give the team one warning. Throwing the bat can simply mean losing control of the bat after a swing. The bat hit the backstop....one warning was given.....the next time....it's an out. It's the same problem with the parents.......they just don't know the rules. (We post links to the rules on our website (.doc and .pdf)) The coaches are also provided with an official rulebook.
The batter's box is a 4 foot by 6 foot box on both sides of the plate. The box is 6 inches away from the plate. YES...a T-Ball player can certainly step out of the box when swinging the bat. If they start off by placing their foot on the edge of the box, all they have to do is go another 6 inches or so, then their foot is completely out of the box. By the way, out competitive T-Ball division is 7 year olds.