2007 ASA Rule Changes

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Originally Posted by IamMatt

I guess the main reason for making this rule change is to eliminate an unfair advantage given to one team; what is the main objection to the rule?

Okay, say you were the home team and you blanked the opposition in the top of the inning. In the bottom of the inning, your team scores five runs. All of a sudden, a team complains that the pitcher's plate is off. The ground crew measures the distance and finds it to be four inches too long.

By rule, you team's defensive and offensive efforts are erased and you restart the game at the top of the inning.

The difference of 4" probably had absolutely NOTHING to do with either team's performance, but with this new rule, there is no option, the distance is corrected and you start anew.