Observations From First Games of the Season

[HugoTafurst]

Originally Posted by Manny A

(snip)When I do baseball games, I give the pitcher a different ball whenever he requests one. I do the same when the ball is fouled off and stays within the fences, or the ball gets by the catcher to the backstop during between-inning warm-ups and even during the game (with no baserunners, obviously). The reason we do that is that the field is much bigger, and waiting for the catcher to get a ball from the backstop, or an outfielder to retrieve a foul ball in the corner, can disrupt the flow of the game. Teams usually know to have the on-deck batter or someone from the dugout to chase those down.

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This paragraph on a softball discussion board from a guy who was complaining about an accurate descriptipn of a foul tip that may have been a little redundant????

(sorry, it must be one of those pick on Manny days)