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Well said Mike. Might I add that all you or I have maintained is that the ball must come in from the Umps bag, not from the dugout to the pitcher so that the umpire can be SURE that it's a legal ball. That's for everyones safety and if you believe that there aren't any players that would try to get an illegal ball into the game you've never heard of Ed's AA's. Anytime that I hear a dead ball I take it out of play and I'm sure that most umpires do and those that don't should, if possible. If you tell me that you'll give me a new ball at the top of every inning to play with I will be happy to do that but don't tell me here's a new ball in the bottom of the 7th and insist that I throw that one out to the pitcher for you to hit, you're going to have to foul some off to get to that ball. Jim
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I have talked to my local ASA guy and he said that both teams should supply their 2 game balls to the umpire to start the game. From there, either team may replace those provided they do so at the beginning of their 1/2 inning on offense. The balls then must go thru the normal rotation system. This applies to any inning, even the bottom of the 7th and is fair to both teams.
So, in the end, since the parks supplied crappy used balls for years, we had to go out and buy better and better bats to compensate. This is a step in reversing that trend!! (said tongue in cheek) |
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When a ball goes out of play, as soon as the umpire's arms come down, the hand should go right to the bag and throw out whatever ball is in his/her hand, hands it to the closest defender, turn to the offensive team and ask for the replacement. It's worked just fine for more years than you are probably old.
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Just wanted to chime it to point out that putting a "special" ball in play is not limited to AA SP. I had a 16U rec fastpitch team try that on me last season. Only they were trying to bring in a mush ball whenever they were on defense.
Preventing shenanigans is the primary reason the ball should always go to the umpire first.
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It's worked just fine for more years than you are probably old. [/B][/QUOTE] Well, I'm 35 Years Young so if you've been around the game that long, your opinion carries some weight. But that doesnt mean that as a player of 15 years, I dont have some good feedback on how the players feel. Thank you for the feedback and conversation. |
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You can run,but ya can't hide! [/B][/QUOTE] Just when I thought it was safe to go in the water!! |
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