Official ASA Approved Changes

[NCASAUmp]

In looking through the proposed rule changes, I noticed a peculiar change in the wording. On #9 (changing the safety tape to safety "grip" and reducing it to 6"), I noticed that it says that "resin, pine tar or spray substances are permissible on the Safety Grip region only."

Was this the wording that was approved? If so, would that be to say that players can spray their bats up to 15" from the safety knob, even if their grip only extends 6" from the knob?

[NCASAUmp]

Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[Rich Ives]

So what's this one???


"Allows the BR to advance beyond 1B only if there is a play made on another runner or there is an errant throw."

[AtlUmpSteve]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

So what's this one???

"Allows the BR to advance beyond 1B only if there is a play made on another runner or there is an errant throw."

Slow Pitch with stealing, not allowing a walked batter to continue to 2nd unless a play is made by the defense. Standard double jeopardy play in fastpitch, not intended to be part of the slowpitch game when stealing was introduced to that game.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve

Slow Pitch with stealing, not allowing a walked batter to continue to 2nd unless a play is made by the defense. Standard double jeopardy play in fastpitch, not intended to be part of the slowpitch game when stealing was introduced to that game.

While I assumed this was a slow pitch only change, the OP did not state such.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Dakota

While I assumed this was a slow pitch only change, the OP did not state such.

Yeah, some of the listed changes didn't make much sense until I cross-listed them with the list of proposed changes.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Yeah, some of the listed changes didn't make much sense until I cross-listed them with the list of proposed changes.

Imagine that, someone thinking and doing a little leg work!