Rules Question

[seenitall]

"Winning on an appeal is like kissing your sister..." I'm going to use that.

[Larry1953]

If the third baseman remained on the field because he knew there were only two outs and he was heads up enough as a 10 year old to realize how he could get the runner out, then it seems he was the person most adversely affected by the ruling. Gee, kid, that was heads up and all and pretty impressive that you were the only one on the field who knew what was going on and showed a good knowledge of the rules, but we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings and all. I remember playing Little League when I was 10. I remember keeping track of my batting average and spent hours fielding a tennis ball rebounding from a brick wall. I remember reading the rulebook cover to cover then too. Don't assume that every 10 year old is just in it for the snow-cone.

[Larry1953]

I agree one shouldn't get one's jock in a wad over a 10U game. But a little perspective is in order. The LL WS in Williamsport is a 12U event. The kids make plays that are worthy of ESPN web-gem highlights. To all appearance the kids take the tournament pretty seriously which is given the same TV coverage as the CWS and the LL games are probably watched by a larger audience. It is kind of amazing how much the kids learn and mature in the 12-24 months after their 10U sno-cone league games. The point is, exactly when are they supposed to learn/be taught the rules?