ASA Proposed Rule Changes of Note

[mach3]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Stupid. The idea of the tie breaker rule is to generate offense to break the tie. It is SUPPOSED to favor the offense. Jeez... do people think these things through or is it just some coach with a bug up his butt about his last game...

There was the same proposal for the ISF-Rules this year, submitted by the ISF Secretary General. They argued it would place the Visiting Team in an advantage since they could IBB the first batter to get the force play if they need to defend a single run to score.

REASON FOR CHANGE:
Under the current rule, the visiting team if it does not score can walk the first batter to set up a force and to create a double-play situation. The home team cannot do this for the fear that both runners will score and then they will one have one running in the bottom on the inning. Another advantage is the possibility of more than one run scoring, which should require less extra innings.

But it was not accepted.

Raoul