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| Jan. 29, 2017 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Courtesy Runner From Home Dr. Dave, As a point of reference, our league uses courtesy runners from home with these rules: 1. Batter needing a CR must be declared prior to start of game, and CR must be used at every at-bat for the batter. 2. CR can not go past 2nd base on any hit by the batter. 3. CR staring line is 5 feet behind the center point of the strike plate. 4. There is a perpendicular line along the 1st base line, drawn 30 feet from the strike plate. If batter runs past that line along with the CR, the batter is out.(we are very liberal with "senior moments". This works well in our league. |
| Jan. 24, 2017 Turbobob | Topic: Bats Discussion: Seniors 75 and over allowed to use composite bats? Guys, I saw the bat policy and the approved bats list before posting my question. No where does it mention any bats being "composite" bats. Even the 2017-2018 Rules does not mention anything about composite bats. Am I to assume the approved bats,(with the few listed exceptions) are all composite bats? In our league, we do not allow composite bats, but want to change that for those ages 75+. |
| Jan. 23, 2017 Turbobob | Topic: Bats Discussion: Seniors 75 and over allowed to use composite bats? I thought I saw a mention of seniors over 75 being allowed to use composite bats, such as the Ultra 2 (Miken?), but I can't easily find it in any forum. Does anyone know if the SSUSA sanctions doing this so 75+ seniors can remain competitive? |
| July 25, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Are time-outs allowed after umpire calls "Batter up"? B.J. I'm not in a tournament game, so there is no timer. I understand allowing a little extra leeway for inning changes, but the situation of not having the next batter being "on-deck" happens quite often during any phase of the game. The offense likes to call "time-out" to get this situation resolved, but causes delays. That is why I want to know if the umpire can deny granting a time out once he sees no batter on-deck, then calls "batter up", then deny any requests for a time out until after the batter is in the batter's box. We plan on making a Local Rule to specifically address this situation, and I wanted to know how it is handled in non-tournament games where there is no timer to stop the clock. My thought is, after calling "batter up", no time outs are allowed to be granted by the umpire until after the batter is in the batter's box. And if this action does not happen within 30 seconds from the "batter up" request, the batter is automatically out. Does something like this happen in tournament games? Or is this more of an umpiring question? |
| July 25, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Are time-outs allowed after umpire calls "Batter up"? I'm in a 65 plus league and want to know if, after the home umpire calls "batter up", can the offensive team call a time-out for non-injury related reasons in order to avoid the penalty? Here is the SSUSA rule: 7.3 • BATTING POSITION B. The batter must take his position within ten seconds after being directed by the umpire. EFFECT: The umpire will call a strike. No pitch has to be thrown and the ball is dead. Is there a "no time-outs are allowed between the time the umpire calls batter up, and the time when the batter is in the batter's box" rule, or is this implied? How is this handled (tournament and non-tournament games)when using SSUSA rules? |
| July 13, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is there a penalty for batter not releasing the bat after reaching 1st base? Hey Gap and k man. There are a few players in our league that hit a pop up, thinking it is going to get caught, then just jog to 1st base holding their bat so they don't have to go back and retrieve it. They have given up and don't realize that fielders drop fly balls all the time. Hard to imagine that scenario, isn't it? |
| July 12, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is there a penalty for batter not releasing the bat after reaching 1st base? I'm in a 60 plus league using SSUSA rules. We do not use a runner's line on the 1st base line. The batter hits the ball, runs to 1st base successfully, and still has the bat in his hand. Is there a written rule stating this action is illegal, and if so, what is the penalty? The 2015-2016 rule book defines Interference (Sect. 1.45) as "the act of an offensive player or team member that impedes or confuses a defensive player attempting to execute a play. A base runner must avoid a fielder making a play." Section 8.3,E. Batter-runner is out, states "when he interferes with a fielder attempting to field a batted ball or intentionally interferes with a fielder attempting to throw the ball." As an umpire, I called the batter out and declared a dead ball, but I couldn't find any rule to cover this situation, and based my call on the definition of interference, although no one was physically touched or impeded. In the future, I'm going to try and institute a rule to cover this situation. What do they do in the major leagues? |
| May 18, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is it a strike if ball hits front edge of strike mat and also kicks up some dirt? Thanks for all of your input, which is what I asked for. I believe the fairest way for me to act on this situation is to consider it a strike unless there is real good proof that the ball hit the dirt first, in which case it is definitely a ball. |
| May 18, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Foul Tip In our 60 plus senior league, we just modified the SSUSA rule so that any foul tip or foul ball caught by the catcher is considered a "foul out". We decided to reward the efforts of the catcher, whose age is usually in the mid 70's and up, to have a sense of accomplishment. That might not be considered a competitive rule in some leagues, but it sure takes away any judgement calls concerning the height of the ball and makes it an easy call. If you don't understand that now, you will when you are up in years and the best position for you is being the catcher. |
| May 13, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is it a strike if ball hits front edge of strike mat and also kicks up some dirt? k man, so you are saying that even if the ball hits the front of the mat and also kicks up some dirt, indicating the ball hit the ground at the same time as hitting the mat, it is a strike? Just want to make sure. |
| May 13, 2016 Turbobob | Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Is it a strike if ball hits front edge of strike mat and also kicks up some dirt? Our senior league uses the official strike mat as stated in the rules. It is about one inch thick wood. The rules state that if the ball hits the strike mat, it is a strike. What happens when the ball hits the front edge of the mat and also kicks up some dirt? Especially if the ball hits the edge and the dirt at the same time. I realize if the ball hits the dirt first then continues to hit the front edge, it is a ball. There is nothing in the rules that takes this into consideration, and is left as a judgement call for the umpire. In our league, we self-umpire ourselves. What are your thoughts? |
