- Sep 29, 2014
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As an umpire your hands are tied to simply following the rules, if something is allowed it is allowed its as simply as that.
Is it bush league yes...but on the other hand I have instructed girls to take pitches if we just get up with two minutes on the clock.
If those are the rules and we have played five games to get here and there are two minutes left and we are up, as a coach I'm not having each girl swing at the first pitch and ground out and let the other team get another at bat with 20 seconds on the clock IMO that's me not doing my job as the coach. After two strikes they can swing away I'm not having them take three strikes but that is as about far as I'm taking it, if there is six minutes left....lets play ball. Do I know where this imaginary line is no but definitely one of those know it when you see it kinda things
Is it bush league yes...but on the other hand I have instructed girls to take pitches if we just get up with two minutes on the clock.
If those are the rules and we have played five games to get here and there are two minutes left and we are up, as a coach I'm not having each girl swing at the first pitch and ground out and let the other team get another at bat with 20 seconds on the clock IMO that's me not doing my job as the coach. After two strikes they can swing away I'm not having them take three strikes but that is as about far as I'm taking it, if there is six minutes left....lets play ball. Do I know where this imaginary line is no but definitely one of those know it when you see it kinda things
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