Pitched Ball In Backstop

[Marty Rogers]

Guys:
There was NO complaining, no shouting,
and certainly no losing it.

Why?? Because NO ONE ELSE THERE knew
the ruling (except for me). F2 just
snatched the ball from the fence, threw
to F1, and the game went on.

Maybe the defensive coach knew the rule,
but I doubt it. Soonerfan, I hope you
are exaggerating about the cursing at
the ump. But, when you get an idiot like
that at one of YOUR games, remember your
words here.

And, Bluezebra, pregame ground rules
meeting is primarily to go over unique
characteristics about the field (like
to the left of the light pole is a HR,
to the right is a double; play the oak
tree like a wall). There is no need
(or time) to discuss general book rules.
It is a given that the game is being
ruled by OBR, or FED or whatever code.

And, by the way, runners might NOT advance
one base when the ball gets stuck in
backstop. It depends what happened before that.
Safer to tell them it'll be "book rule" when
the ball is lodged or goes into DBT.