Charged Conference

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

This is a terribly written rule. They mirrored ASA, who botched it up tremendously when they changed it from one per inning. A sorry excuse to speed up the game left gaping holes in the rule.

How is it different than PONY or others?

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

How is it different than PONY or others?

'Cause it's the evil empire, don'tcha know!

[chapmaja]

Here is a what if on the charged conference rule.

Team A has used 3 charged conferences early in the game. In the fifth inning the coach comes out to talk to the pitcher. After talking to the pitcher, the coach walks toward the dugout and tells S1 she is going in to pitch. She says this right as the umpire goes to approach the coach about it being a third charged conference.

Is this a third charged conference or not? (because of the timing of the change vs the conference?) Does F1 have the ability to return as pitcher? What about S1 if the team uses another charged conference later?

[youngump]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Here is a what if on the charged conference rule.

Team A has used 2 charged conferences early in the game. In the fifth inning the coach comes out to talk to the pitcher. After talking to the pitcher, the coach walks toward the dugout and tells S1 she is going in to pitch. She says this right as the umpire goes to approach the coach about it being a third charged conference.

Is this a third charged conference or not? (because of the timing of the change vs the conference?) Does F1 have the ability to return as pitcher? What about S1 if the team uses another charged conference later?

So the easy part of your question, this is only the third conference so F1 has the ability to come back in regardless of whether it's charged. If the team uses another charged conference while S1 is the pitcher, then we have the penalty.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by youngump

So the easy part of your question, this is only the third conference so F1 has the ability to come back in regardless of whether it's charged. If the team uses another charged conference while S1 is the pitcher, then we have the penalty.

Helps if I write the question correctly? I meant to say they had used three (not two) earlier. I will edit the original post.

[RKBUmp]

Nfhs and asa it is not a charged conference if the coach changes pitchers. There is no requirement the coach notify the umpire first there is going to be a pitching change.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by chapmaja

Here is a what if on the charged conference rule.

Team A has used 3 charged conferences early in the game. In the fifth inning the coach comes out to talk to the pitcher. After talking to the pitcher, the coach walks toward the dugout and tells S1 she is going in to pitch. She says this right as the umpire goes to approach the coach about it being a third charged conference.

Is this a third charged conference or not? (because of the timing of the change vs the conference?) Does F1 have the ability to return as pitcher? What about S1 if the team uses another charged conference later?

No. You don't get two third conferences. This is a 4th charged conference, and as such you should have been out there almost immediately.

[Andy]

If coach has used all three of his conferences and asks for time to go out and talk to his pitcher, this is where you get involved immediately.

"Coach, this will be your fourth conference. If you go out, your pitcher is done as the pitcher."

If he acknowledges that, let him go and then get the change.
If he has lost track and decides not to take the conference, play ball.

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by Andy

If coach has used all three of his conferences and asks for time to go out and talk to his pitcher, this is where you get involved immediately.

"Coach, this will be your fourth conference. If you go out, your pitcher is done as the pitcher."

If he acknowledges that, let him go and then get the change.
If he has lost track and decides not to take the conference, play ball.

Now drifting into lineup card management, what is the best practice to mark the card when this happens? I keep a list on the back of the team's card with the conference type, inning and player numbers if I can get it.

Example from a recent game card:

Offcon 2 #4
OC 3 #15
OC 4 BR #33 + runners

Defcon 3 Team
DC 4 F1@circle

Should I just write #46 MAY NOT PITCH after the 4th conference?

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Originally Posted by teebob21

Now drifting into lineup card management, what is the best practice to mark the card when this happens? I keep a list on the back of the team's card with the conference type, inning and player numbers if I can get it.

Example from a recent game card:

Offcon 2 #4
OC 3 #15
OC 4 BR #33 + runners

Defcon 3 Team
DC 4 F1@circle

Should I just write #46 MAY NOT PITCH after the 4th conference?

I gave up keeping track of OC's a long time ago - they only get one, and when I do get one, I am fairly emphatic telling the coach, "Coach, that's your conference for the inning", or such. Never had a problem with that.