Join in the celebration of all that is great in our game: BE THERE.
As your erstwhile stats keeper I humbly ask that you remember, too, the annual meeting of the Rules Committee that precedes the Banquet. I present, here, for your review and comment, the draft agenda for the Rules Committee:
- Call to Order (another round)
- Acceptance of Final 2012 League Statistics
- Election of the Commissioner for 2013
- Consideration of Rule Changes for 2013
- Clarification of the Grievances
- Adjourn (let's eat)
What is needed is a good list of rules for the consideration (and likely rejection) of the committee. These get suggested all season long, but no one (me) writes them down. Help me out by adding proposed rules to the comments below. I'll add them to the agenda. Here are 2 I can remember:
- Fair/Foul for Ground Outs - is it where the pitcher's feet are, or where the ball is (when fielded)?
- The New Jersey Tag-up Rule - would allow a run to score on a fly ball with a runner at third and less than 2 out.
What else?
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i think if a pitcher hits either basketball pole on a pitch, it should be treated as a walk.
ReplyDeletejust once? Or do they have to hit the pole 4 times?
Deletejust once. after all, those who can do it once probably couldn't do it four times. or do anything else four times.
Delete1. after two strikes, balls are called on the batter.
ReplyDelete2. after two strikes, a foul tip into the strike zone will result in a called out.
3. fred must pay his beer debt.
How is a ball "called on the batter"? Does this suggest having 4 balls result in a walk?
Deletei'm wary of the jerseyfication of these rules. i like the fred rule.
ReplyDeletere the NJ tag-out rule...what are the implications of this to the pitcher's decision to try for a double play?
ReplyDeleteGood question. Unlikely that a team would attempt to tag on a ball that could be caught by the pitcher.
DeleteI would say if a team calls Tag Up and the fielder lets it drop, then the normal rules apply for forcing runners.