Which rules do you enforce

[johnnyg08]

Often times, I think we have to look at the spirit of the rule, versus the letter of the rule. However, based upon that, everybody sees things a bit differently.

For example, at the FED level, do you call every single balk that you see or do you tell the pitcher to "don't do that" on some of the more ticky-tack balks?

Another one...if neither teams says anything about the "gorilla arm" do you just let it go until the other team asks you to enforce it?

I think there are times where we have to enforce the rules as they're written and times where we simply have to play ball.

This could be a very good thread for discussion around the issues you're asking about.

This season, I've watched the MLB guys leave the field on a walk-off HR...w/o even watching the touch at home...did they walk off the field since the runs (3-run walk off) that already legally touched had "won" the game and even if the hitter misses home plate, the game is over anyway?