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It's Slow Pitch Softball (and before anybody gets their feathers all ruffled, Slow Pitch is all I do and I try to do it well) and a "for fun" tournament to boot.
Just call a couple of borderline strikes and get 'em swingin'. They will forget all about the arc limit. ![]() ![]() |
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Bah... You and I both know that they'll be grumbling about the arc, regardless of the limit. I've only done SP, and I've been at it for 16+ years. Trust me, they'll grumble.
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Dave I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views! Screw green, it ain't easy being blue! I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again. |
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You're right Dave, they always grumble no matter what. I always say this in the pregame: "Balls and strikes are not negotiable, and that means balls and strikes resulting from the arc as well. In case you did not understand the previous statement, the arc is non-negotiable as well." And that folks, usually makes the captains/coaches/ucking fidiots so quiet you can hear the proverbial pin drop.
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The TD wants a rule change, that's his call, just like no steel or steel allowed. If it were me, I'd modify the arc as requested, inform teams during pregame and direct all queries to the TD. I'd also point out to the TD that if you change in mid stream like that he risks not having all those out of town teams coming anymore or maybe only the out of town teams. He might reconsider and insert the new rules at the start of his next tourney.
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That would be his call BEFORE a tournament starts, not in the middle because a couple of teams don't like it.
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If rule adjustments are part of a tournament, they should be posted PRIOR to teams entering. However, these decisions are that of an adult and if they do not like that rule set, they should have passed on the tournament. NOTHING should ever change midstream unless that option is previously posted. Pet peeve! The action the TD attempted to take in the OP is part of the problem with softball and this country, in general. Too many people just believe they are above the rest of us and can do as they please. Much like a moron who decides to move and build a house in a rural area. Putz gets a good price next to a pig farm that has been operating on that parcel for 100 years. After the idiot completes the house and moves in, sues the pig farmer for the same smell that was quite evident long before the property was purchased. We have been experiencing a similar situation in softball for the past couple of decades. A team comes to a tournament which allows no home runs and spends the entire weekend whining about not being able to hit a home run. When suggested that they play the tournament of a level which allows home runs, they whine about how YOU are trying to force them to play at a level at which they cannot compete. ASA just bowed to this type of pressure and to be honest, I don't think it is going to work the way adding another level was intended. If it does, great, that means the commissioners did their job. If not,......oh well, just one more thing we will have to hear from the players. Rant off! |
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