OBR 8.02 (licking fingers on mound)

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Originally Posted by ozzy6900

And I still insist that if we enforce the 2010 "speed up rule" for finger licking, we are going to get into a $hitstorm because it differs from the rule book. You know, the rulebook that the coach has access to!

Coaches have access to the 2009 rulebooks. This is 2010 and the rules have been updated. Just because the books are not released yet doesn't mean that the rules are not in effect. There are many interpretations that are not in any "official" manual, but are accepted and enforced. There are errors and discrepencies in the rule book, yet we deal with those as needed. I do not see the problem with printing out the rule changes and have it with you along with the old rulebook until the new one is out.

FWIW, if a coach decides to cause a "$hitstorm" over this issue, it will be a very short lived "$hitstorm".