brief version of ASA rules

[steveshane67]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

My point was that players already play enough "pick and choose" when it comes to the rules, and this will not help them to gain any sort of clarity. If it's a truly rec league, why should they concern themselves with the rules so much? There's a time and place for a friendly neighborhood game without umpires making every call, and that's just fine with me. However, I can only imagine how ugly it would get if something like this were ever created.

to stop players from arguing when they are 100% misinformed/wrong. if a player knows that on a foul ball, that there is no longer an above the head requirement for an out, they are far less likely to argue when a foul ball does not go higher than the batters head and is caught.

if a player knows that a batted ball that hits home plate does not mean a foul ball, they are more likely to run to first, and potentially get on base, than to stand in the batters box with their thumb up their *ss bc they think its a foul ball, and then whine, "but it hit the plate!"

think of it this way, if you moved to india and joined a cricket league, assuming you know 0 about the rules of cricket, are you more likely to read a 200 page convoluted rule book, or a 5 page brief overview of the common rules?

i dont understand your pt that players would "pick and choose" the rules.