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Old Fri May 02, 2014, 07:41am
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Originally Posted by chuck chopper View Post
I can understand a firm stance as you mention. However around here 98% of our games are 11-13, 14-18 Recreation Council level, and not School ball or Private Club level players. Our darn Coaches don't know the rules, and they are the ones sending the B/r.
That's on the coaches to fix, and not the umpires to fix for them.

For crying out loud, this isn't the DP/FLEX rule! How hard is it for coaches and players to understand that batters can only advance to first base on an uncaught third strike when first is unoccupied or when there are two outs?
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