FED, at least as represented by Elliot Hopkins, agrees with you. It's too bad some umpires and some assigners actually put a logo above the game. Since relocating to Southern California I'ver run into some real anal types, but I haven't had the experience with an assigner that Larry has had.

I was told many moons ago that a crease in any hat makes you look like a redneck.

BTW-Elmer Fudd was hunting wabbits.

When is the FED going to make The Official's Locker Room mandatory for all HS teams?

I was told many moons ago that being from Texas makes you look like a redneck.

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I guess that's where I must have gotten my redneck, from being raised (my most formative years) in Texas and living so much of my life there! I guess I'll just keep on creasing my hats. At least I quit dippin' Cope and Skoal!:p

We don't dip in California. Unless it's in the Pacific, brrrrrr...

In Ohio, the state baseball philosophy is: "do what you can to get the game in." Between bad weather, fields that aren't ready, and other factors beyond our control, ignoring the mark on the baseball is something clearly within our power.

Consistent with that principle, we, too, are instructed to play the game and report the infraction. Most umpires I know do at least half of that. ;)

Our contract with the high schools requires line-up cards to be typed. Arguably, a card generated by a computer and a printer is not typed (not that I see many of those anyway). Ergo, under our present contract, there has never been a legally-played game.

I believe this all stems from Nike attaining a contract with NFHS to supply baseballs for all (legal) NFHS games. If your that anal, it's simple. Hey coach the baseball's are not official Nike/Fed balls. Do you have a problem playing without them, if the answer is no, then your next statement should be, great, however there will be no protest over the game because of the ball. Why make the job more difficult. The team supplying the baseballs are most likely trying to save a buck, let em, my guess is they meet the same standard without the stamp. Ignore it, play the damn game.

Common sense. I like it.

JM,

I had this exact situation happen to me in my Regional back in May. They had 4 baseballs with the stamp on it and a whole box without the stamp on it. My answer was we were going to play; however, if they wanted me to call Gannaway and confirm I would. They asked if I would call and I did. Gannaway told me he didn't care what we used as long as we got the game in - we did.

Nope
 

That statement is probably incorrect.

Oregon plays with the Classic Wilson A1010.

It is stamped with both the OSAA Logo and the NFHS Logo.

Wilson has been strong sponsor of Oregon High School Athletics for many, many years.

In Missouri, most teams use Diamond baseballs in the spring for FED games.

If I showed up to a game and the home team didn't have FED-stamped baseballs, I would play the game and report it to the assigner and state. I think that is how most others here would handle it as well.

You know it's slow when we're discussing stamps on baseballs.

Not true in Illinois. The IHSA has a new contract with Baden to use their baseballs in their State Series.

Could just be Nevada then, I was under the impression it was a fed thing, obviously I'm wrong..not the first time, won't be the last. :D