Learned 2 New Things Last Night

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Originally Posted by BigUmp56

Matt,

As I suggested to you before, if you're going to work Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken games you should really consider using the rule books intended for those leagues and refuse to put up with all the local league rules nonsense. There's an old saying that local rules are made by fools. They contribute greatly to may rules myths like "must slide."


Tim.

Two choices. Do as the employee directs or work somewhere else (or not at all). Most local leagues have some local rules. A time limit is perfect example. If I show up and they say we have a 2 hour time limit I'm not going to walk away stuttering "that's not in the book". Another example is intentional walks. If they want a league rule that says no pitches need to be thrown (ala FED) then go for it. Just explain what you want and I either take the assignment, or not. Can't recall a time where a local league rule scared me away.