Hey there, great site, what a God's send!!

Anyway, I do have one problem/suggestion?

I'm new to umpiring and as a result I'm doing CO-ED slowpitch and low div mens slow pitch. Alot of the discussions in the Softball forum pertain to Fastpitch and NCAA.

Do you think a "Slow-Pitch" / "Fast-Pitch" distincion within the "Softball" forums would be useful?

It's just hard for us Rooks to keep the subtle differences in the rules seperated. *sigh* :)

TYIA,

Al.

Well, Al.
A separate forum for Slow pitch and Fast pitch seems unlikely.
There are some distinctions between SP and FP, but I believe most of those differences are noted in the same ASA book. If you don't have a book, you may consider picking one up.
With regard to this forum, perhaps you could try noting the game (SP, Modified SP, Co-ed, Little League, Fast pitch) in which you are interested in your post and you may get your desired information.
mick

Good deal. I do have the 2005 ASA Rule Book (Umpires Addition), and will make sure I specify SP in my posts.

Thanks mick

[Edited by Alameda on Apr 8th, 2005 at 02:33 PM]

We has this discussion in the past on the softball forum. It went back and forth for awhile until Mike (IRISHMAFIA) pointed out that for approx 90% of the ASA rulebook, the rules are the same regardless of the method of delivery of the ball to the batter.

It's always best to preface your questions with a desired ruleset or interp. It just helps keep the discussion on track.

I do apologize for bringing up old subjects. The search feature has been disabled.

I'm thouroughly enjoying your forum, thanks again.

I am still trying to figure out what officials doing math have to with rules!!! :D