Please help settle a dispute

[argodad]

Originally Posted by John Robertson

Thanks for all the comments so far--and their unanimity.

Softball Canada's rules are pretty much the same rules used in international competition--and yes, some of the dimensions of the diamond and equipment are listed in metric!

I haven't visited this website in nearly two years. Can someone please tell me what the abbreviation OOO means? (I'm guessing two of the Os stand for "over-officiating.")

Good guess. And the middle "O" is for officious.

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by argodad

Good guess. And the middle "O" is for officious.

Redundant......................................... ..................................
but true!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by HugoTafurst

Redundant......................................... ..................................
but true!

You can say that again!

[vcblue]

"At the end of the inning she wanted to put the substitute for the third baseman back into the game in another spot. I said, "No. Only your starters may re-enter the game." I informed the coach her substitute's game was now over".

What rule set were you using. Most rule sets I know allow everyone to enter the game twice. Provided they are reentered into the same sport in the batting order.

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by vcblue

"At the end of the inning she wanted to put the substitute for the third baseman back into the game in another spot. I said, "No. Only your starters may re-enter the game." I informed the coach her substitute's game was now over".

What rule set were you using. Most rule sets I know allow everyone to enter the game twice. Provided they are reentered into the same sport in the batting order.

He did say "Softball Canada", and rules similar to international play (ISF).

[John Robertson]

Softball Canada rules were used--where only the starters may re-enter.

The coach (who would never be mistaken for Sparky Anderson, Joe Torre or Casey Stengel) didn't dispute the substitution rule once she found out what it was. She was simply annoyed that I didn't tell her about it in advance. Same thing when she was oblivious about the charged conference rule.

Silly me: I thought umpires were supposed to enforce the rules and the coaches were supposed to teach the rules to their players.

The umpires who worked this team's next game said the coach admitted during the ground rules that she was "totally clueless about book rules" and wouldn't make any further managerial moves without asking what the implications were.

[surf24]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I agree. But hey, isn't that kind of the norm?

And btw... Welcome to the forum! Glad you finally found the place.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Dakota

Which is why in had the word "MAY" in all caps.

LOL........as an official I am continually disappointed with how poorly tournament directors communicate with coaches and managers. I mean, they most likely say the SAME thing to everyone or send out the same info, however based upon "tournament experience" each coach interprets that info differently it seems.