"FED Legal" Baseballs

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Sounds to me like the "official" FED position is, play the game, report it. Makes perfect sense to me.

JM

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.

[dash_riprock]

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.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by dash_riprock

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 would be willing to bet that someone typed the names into the lineup card before printing it.

[justanotherblue]

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.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by justanotherblue

I believe this all stems from Nike attaining a contract with NFHS to supply baseballs for all (legal) NFHS games.

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

[justanotherblue]

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.

[Kevin Finnerty]

I've seen Rawlings, Wilson, Diamond, Pro 9 and Champro but not Baden or Nike. Thankfully we don't have to use only one brand. Good grief.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Baden balls aren't too bad.