Top Baseball/Softball Rules Myths, 2011 Edition

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

The uneducated coaches. The parents. The singing. The incessant slap hitting. I hate all of it. I'd rather watch soccer or cricket on TV than softball.

Don't forget the ridiculous, "mandated" mechanics.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Don't forget the ridiculous, "mandated" mechanics.

Yeah, we have none of those in baseball.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Simply The Best

Yeah, we have none of those in baseball.

There are certainly "mandated" mechanics in baseball. The difference is that when someone comes up with a goofy "new" mechanic in baseball, it doesn't get off the ground and dies a quick, painless death. In softball, those same goofy mechanics get incorporated into the "mandated" mechanics.