- Feb 3, 2011
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B1 starts off batting righty. With 1 strike, coach sees corners shifting, so he directs batter to switch to the left side, which she does after being granted time out by the PU. With 2 strikes, coach tells her to go back to the other side. She requests time out again and it's granted, but when she starts to move back to the other side, the umpire tells her that she cannot switch sides again.
HC (coaching 3B) asks for time and a meeting with the PU. PU says the 'rule' (he used that word) is that a batter can only change sides once during an at-bat. HC asks whether the PU can show him that in the rule book. There's a little more to the conversation, including a question as to whether the area UIC would give the same answer and then finally, the PU says "It's also up to my judgment and discretion", to which the coach replies that he's not talking about judgment, but rather a specific rule.
Is there any rule set or former ASA rule that supports the umpire's claim?
B1 starts off batting righty. With 1 strike, coach sees corners shifting, so he directs batter to switch to the left side, which she does after being granted time out by the PU. With 2 strikes, coach tells her to go back to the other side. She requests time out again and it's granted, but when she starts to move back to the other side, the umpire tells her that she cannot switch sides again.
HC (coaching 3B) asks for time and a meeting with the PU. PU says the 'rule' (he used that word) is that a batter can only change sides once during an at-bat. HC asks whether the PU can show him that in the rule book. There's a little more to the conversation, including a question as to whether the area UIC would give the same answer and then finally, the PU says "It's also up to my judgment and discretion", to which the coach replies that he's not talking about judgment, but rather a specific rule.
Is there any rule set or former ASA rule that supports the umpire's claim?