Submission for quote of the year, 2006

[blu_bawls]

It is a reference tool. Tell me where have you ever had someone use the lineup card as an official record of a game? It doesn't record pitch counts, bb, hits, errors or anything else relevant to the game.

Management is one thing and Emily has done a good job with that but the final tally comes down to the home teams book unless an official scorekeeper/book person is employed.

You have to place more of the responsibility on the coach than you do on the umpire. The umpire enforces the rules. He/she does not coach within them.

I am sure others will come back here with comments about surviving on the field but this is not about surviving. The coach will learn from his/her mistake when the other team brings it to the umpires attention.

If a coach comes to me in this situation and says "Can I put #7 in as CR for F1" I will say "No and give the explanation.".

If the same coach in the same situation yells out "#7 is coutesy runner for F1" and sends #7 to the base I am going to note the change and play on and let the pieces fall where they may.