Proposed ASA SP Rules Changes

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Originally posted by oppool
Personally It would not hurt my feeling to do away with the 6' min in SP yes you may also have to rewrite the part in the book now for excessive speed removal BUT it would eliminate one more whining point by alot of players. I would also favor the rewriting or clarifing of the Obstruction ruling mention in the other posting. Also would be in favor of the moving of the bases and pitcher mound back in SP. Some of our leagues use the 1 and 1 count to start off the batters I also dont see a problem with that it does somewhat speed up the game.

Don't see a reason to change the HR rule, changing the womens ball to 12" in co-ed would even create a bigger disadvantage in the lower leagues and wouldnt bet on the man only being able to pitch in co-ed even getting close to passing. Would also be against bringing the height of arcs down to 10' dont see any possible reason for it except getting the pitcher battered a little more. Don't see a reason to change the physically assisted rule or the USC to a immediate dead ball situation would help any situations


Another rainy day in N. Texas

Don

Don,

You're kidding, right? You think instead of whining about a "flat" pitch they would TELL you about the "modified" pitch they just saw HAD to be illegal? If you think there is disparity in umpire's judgment of 6', what to you see the difference in what umpires believe is "too" fast.

Nothing to rewrite in Obstruction. If the player does not possess the ball, and they impede the runner, it is obstruction. I think this makes the rule much clearer.

To which HR rule are you referring? The "D"s or the walk-offs. I don't care much for the D HR change, but I like the walk-off.

The physical assistance at home is a clarification as a runner is usually no longer considered a runner once they've crossed the plate.

The USC change is in relation to a discussion I had with Walt Sparks in August. I assume he, or someone else had a problem which sparked this proposal. If a runner rounded 1B while the ball was in the outfield and for some reason attacked, punched, ran over (you get the point) F3, the umpire has no rule to do anything until the play was over and then, he could only eject the player. This is a provision to kill the play immediately and adds a little bite to the penalty involved.