FED test

[Andy]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

Why are there score keeping questions on the umpiring test? The one I took had 4 questions dealing with who was the winning pitcher of record, if a starting pitcher could be credited with both a win and a save, who had the ultimate authority in determining if a batted ball was a hit or an error and there was another about which pitcher was credited with an earned run. Last I knew we didnt keep the score book.

Those questions are there becuase FED issued some rules clarifications this year regarding these issues...so they have to put them on the scorekeepers, uhh, umpires test to make sure we read the book!