ASA 2015 Rule Changes

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by youngump

This is going to be a mess... and to make it even more fun it's a mess that we're only going to see in championship play which means that we won't be at all ready for it. And so it'll all get made up on the fly.
They better make a ruling for what happens when the girl due up is on base and they better make a rule for when you can pull her off base to solve that situation. For example, B10 is on base when B9 strikes out. If B10 is to be skipped can they then put B11 in for B10 or is it too late for that?

There is already a precedent for such a rule. It is in 8.9.C.2. This will probably be the ruling for such a situation.

[youngump]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

There is already a precedent for such a rule. It is in 8.9.C.2. This will probably be the ruling for such a situation.

Sort of, the problem is that you can't buy yourself out of a 8.9.C.2 out by courtesy running for your courtesy runner (because of 8.9.C.4 which is what justifies the latter part of C2). But you could get yourself out of a substitution problem with a switch if you did it before the out. But what about right when that spot is due up.

[xtremeump]

POOL-PLAY !!!!! Championship Play is Book Rule.

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by xtremeump

POOL-PLAY !!!!! Championship Play is Book Rule.

Seems like Championship Play becomes the exception now.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Tru_in_Blu

Seems like Championship Play becomes the exception now.

Like it or note, Pool Play is championship play

[xtremeump]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Like it or note, Pool Play is championship play

Pool Play are the games you play to get seeded for elimination games ��. Pool play is what this Rule is for, when you go to a Tournament where there are 60 (16)U teams playing, some teams try to beat the system by not winning on purpose. Then as Mr. Irish said they are playing elimination Games. Game On Then Book Rule. Really not a big deal, at the better Tournaments Teams only have at most 10 or 11 players. And I do Like it ��

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by xtremeump

Pool Play are the games that seat you for Championship Play ��. Pool play is what this Rule is for, when you go to a Tournament where there are 60 (16)U teams playing, some teams try to beat the system. Then as Mr. Irish said they are playing elimination Championship Games. Game On Then. Really not a big deal, at the better Tournaments Teams only have at most 10 or 11 players. And I do Like it ��

[CecilOne]

Whatever number you start with must remain the same unless you lose players as mentioned in the rule.

This should say
"Whatever number OF BATTING POSITIONS STARTED WITH",
not
"Whatever number you start with"
.................................................. ...............

EXAMPLE: If you start with 12 batters you cannot increase to 13 batters or decrease to 11 batters.

This should say
"batting positions" not "batters"
to avoid confusion with the shorthanded rule and possibly with DP/FLEX.