I found this link on another forum and I'm curious to find out what others think about these proposed rule changes.
Item #25: Runners are no longer awarded a base on an illegal pitch. A ball is is still awarded to the batter.
Item #26: Women's and JO fastpitch rules will match Men's fastpitch.
Item #34: Infield fly rule applies even if the umpire does not call it during the play.
Does anyone know how this process works? Have these changes been proposed in the past and been voted down? Is it worth my time to email my local ASA commissioners to let them know my opinion as a parent and coach?
Item #25: Runners are no longer awarded a base on an illegal pitch. A ball is is still awarded to the batter.
I really hope this one passes. Awarding the baserunners a base is too severe a penalty IMO.
Item #26: Women's and JO fastpitch rules will match Men's fastpitch.
I never understood the rationale for having different pitching rules for women and men.
Item #34: Infield fly rule applies even if the umpire does not call it during the play.
I think this one could be trouble. Currently the umpire has to decide while the ball is in the air if it could be caught "with ordinary effort". Seems to me it's going to be tough for the umpire to say that it could have been caught with ordinary effort, even though it wasn't caught, after he didn't call infield fly in the first place. But the offensive coach is going to be screaming for the ump to do just that.
Does anyone know how this process works? Have these changes been proposed in the past and been voted down? Is it worth my time to email my local ASA commissioners to let them know my opinion as a parent and coach?
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