Mercy Rule

[snorman75]

Originally Posted by 7in60

When the Mercy Rule is worded "a differential of X runs ANYTIME after 5 innings", if the visiting team goes ahead by X runs in the 6th or 7th, does the home team get their at bat? I say no, since 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 are all AFTER 5 innings. If it said "a differential of X runs after 5 or mote completed innings", the home team would bat if they were trailing.

ASA 5.9.B, home team must have there turn at bat.

[Dholloway1962]

Originally Posted by snorman75

ASA 5.9.B, home team must have there turn at bat.

Since when do rules matter to you? You just call it how you feel.

[CecilOne]

Quote:
Originally Posted by 7in60
When the Mercy Rule is worded "a differential of X runs ANYTIME after 5 innings", if the visiting team goes ahead by X runs in the 6th or 7th, does the home team get their at bat? I say no, since 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2 are all AFTER 5 innings. If it said "a differential of X runs after 5 or mote completed innings", the home team would bat if they were trailing.

Originally Posted by snorman75

ASA 5.9.B, home team must have there turn at bat.

If the rule is worded like that, it is a tournament rule, not an ASA rule so the ASA book is not the answer.
If the rule is worded like that, it is a tournament rule, and someone better get the TD to straighten it out.
Worked a tourn this week with "no new" and "drop dead", endless arguments about the final score, umpires smart enough to ignore it.

[Dakota]

Speaking of goofy local rules, we used to see time limits written like this:

"Time limit is 1:15 with no new inning after 1:10. Once an inning starts it will be completed."

Never did figure out what the 1:15 was for.

But the corker was a tournament earlier this year:

"Time limit is 1:10 with no new inning after 1:20."

Huh? Ok, but there is no new inning after 3 hours, either... Sometimes you wonder what people are actually thinking.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Sometimes you wonder what people are actually thinking.

IF, not what.