Numbers ?
 

Well I'm sure you guys have covered this before but maybe I am missing something around player numbers.

I know that the players are required to numbers. It seems to be able to identify them. Is there anywhere in the ASA rulebook that I haven't looked that describes the penalties for say incorrect numbers, players changing numbers or anytime a number issue has a penalty ?

Most of the stuff I've read says correct the line up and move on ?

Speaking ASA:

And then, there's the Blood Rule...

The whole point is to encourage participation, not to get tied up in a nit-picking battle over something as simple as a number.

Had a game last night where both of the idiots, I mean coaches, submitted line ups with incorrect line ups to mess with each other.

the only fun part was partner and I got to eject 3 coaches total....Fun,fun on a Saturday night at the ole ballpark....

If it's clear that the coaches are doing it to monkey with each other, then yes, dump them! They are acting in an unsportsmanlike manner, and an ejection is warranted. If caught before the game, do not accept the line-ups. Nominate new coaches/managers, and make them redo the line-ups. If caught after the game's start, simply correct the line-ups at no other penalty (after dumping the coaches, of course!).

Of course, if it's just a rec league and the coaches are doing it just for a chuckle (like Barney Rubble is batting clean-up), then go along with it... and then get new line-ups. ;)

00
 

This season I ended up in the semi-finals in Holland with an assistant coach who (proudly!) wore the 00. When I told him to change his uniform because 00 is only for the bat-boy(s) (M/F), he was truely shocked!:)

I would be shocked if any of the coaches in my games wore a uniform. Of course, if he wanted to change jobs and be the batboy...:D

And my own dressing room?:eek:

Umpiring in Holland sounds fun.:)

It still is! However...
the grass on the otherside (or ocean) is allways greener than home:

- In the Neth.'s are all umpires amateur, which means we all have a full-time job and umpire for the love of the sport. The only money we make is a km-cost (Euro 0,20/km).
- We have a short competition; 36-50 games a year (period april-september), mostly on saturday's.
- It is often cold in the first and last month's, rain-outs during the whole summer.
- US-pitchers dominating the competition and errors by dutch fielders...
- Coaches who don't know the rules, which makes thing interesting (and Í'm told you have this same "problem").

If you truly want to work your games here, find Larry White, Doug Zimmerman or Sonny Pompilii. They worked one or more editions IndoorCup at Schiedam. From there you might find the way to our competition...

Umpiring over there IS a lot of fun, Seth. From Alex's list, Sonny is headed back in 2009, I think Doug & I are going again in 2010, and I don't know whether Larry is headed back.

Yes, I've forgotten Steve!:o Sorry!!!

so much for going over to get a change of pace from Seattle. Actually I would love to go over there. My progenitors fled to what became New Netherlands (and later New York) from Deventer.