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Team ahead and loses ??
http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/sports_story.html?[rkey=0040075+[cr=gdn
This happened in my hometown. |
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don't fed rules call for suspended games?? or is it just a state thing?? in the state of PA, the PIAA has suspended games for all varsity games - even regular season games. they would just pick up the game as is - 6-3 and complete it at a later date.
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This used to be the major league rule as well. A little background to how it changed. August 1978 Yankees at Baltimore. Yankees are in the midst of their comeback on the Red Sox. I don't remember the inning or score, but Yankees score several runs in the top of the inning to go ahead. Skies open up, torrential summer thunderstorm as often happens in Baltimore in August. Rains for a while but eventually stops. Grounds crew taking the tarp off the field "accidentally" dumps a huge amount of water in left field making the field totally unplayable. Umps call game and score reverts to last complete inning and Orioles win. As we remember, Yankees and Red Sox tie for title with Yankees winning playoff. That game in Baltimore could have cost Yanks the pennant. The rule was changed to the current rule of a suspended game in that situation the following winter.
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There 's nothing wrong with the theory that teams get an equal number of chances to score and never will be. I DID say I was NOT talking about whether or not the game should have been suspended. In the LL environment, suspending can be a real pain in the butt. It messes up game scheduling, field scheduling, concession scheduling, umpire scheduling, pitching (due to the inning and rest requirements), and perhaps player/coach availability.
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Rich Ives Different does not equate to wrong Last edited by Rich Ives; Sat May 13, 2006 at 04:28pm. |
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I my opinion, the question of whether to suspend was moot. How long do you wait? The story mentioned several truck loads of dirt were coming to help fix the field. Was that going to occur that night? Common sense says that game was over for that day.
The replay or revert decision was not the umpires, but the state association's. Of course, everyone blames the umpires, who actually have little say in this situation. Bob P.
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I once coached a game that was tied after 7 (normal 6 inning game for 11-12 year olds), 1-1 due to the "don't start an inning after 10:30 rule". The league made us play an entire game after the end of the season because the other team would win the league if the tie was changed to a win. For my team it meant nothing. Why it was a complete game played was never explained to me. No one else was playing that day. I don't recall if concessions was open but it probably was. There was a big crowd on hand. The games were under Babe Ruth rules that allow a tie to count for 1/2 game in the standings so I was perfectly willing for the other team to finish 2nd in the league, 1/2 game out of first. They had the tie breaker on the other team they just needed equal records. I suspect there were some politics at work to make us play again. |
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Since when do you wait around for two hours before calling a rain out? 20 truckloads of dirt? Did they figure they were going to put in a new infield or something? Something is just strange about this situaiton.
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Not really, here's the BR rule: (I added the bolding) TIE GAME (All Divisions) -To interpret baseball Rule 4.10 (d), in case of a 'tie game" the results are entered into league records as a "tie game" and are so indicated in league standings. After the regular season is concluded if the tie game affects the league standing of either team involved, the game is replayed as a new game. Pitching eligibility for the replay Is determined according to the calendar week in which the game is replayed..ln order for a game to be declared a tie game by the umpire it must be a regulation game. NOTE: This applies to local league games only.
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