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Sitting in the parking lot, there were 4 of us and a discussion came up about the conference rule.  Well, there were some differeing opinions.   As I understand it... the Defensive team is allowed 3 charged conferences and on the 4th visit and subsequent visits, the pitcher must be removed.  That if on any visit, a pitcher is removed, then that is not a charged conference.  example.  Inning 1 Coach can visit pitcher 3 times, never removing him.   Inning 2 he visits and the pitcher must be removed.    Another example ... inning 1 coach visits pitcher 3 times,  removes him on 3rd visit.  Inning 2 coach visits pitcher - he is not removed.  Inning 3 coach visits pitcher - now he must be removed.  Inning 5 coach visits reliever - he must be removed.

Also if the offensive team calls time to have a conference, the defensive team can visit the mound and it would not count as a visit so long as the visit is not longer than the offensive conference.  Is this intrepretation correct?  I was doubting myself since the others have many more years of experience than I do.

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From a coaching stand point that is correct. 

 

Funny Story.....Very rarely do you see that 3rd trip without a pitcher getting pulled and most people believe that you have to pull a pitcher on the 3rd visit.  2 years ago I took the 3rd trip and prior to the trip I looked at my assistant coach and stated, "Watch the confusion I am about to create."  , On my way out my pitcher is begging me not to come out, My bullpen guy is coming in from CF and I had to stop them all from panicking.  I get to the mound and leave the mound the opposing coach then tells the umpire that I had to remove the pitcher.  The umpire, who is actually a great umpire, comes to me and tells me I had to remove him and that it was the 3rd trip.  I told him, "You are right, it was the 3rd trip.  A coach has 3 trips and has to remove him on the 4th."  He says, "Sorry, your right." and walked away.

Originally Posted by JWC1022:

NewUmpire has it right on the money.  The only add I have is that each team while on defensive gets one additional non-charged conference per inning if the game goes more than seven innings.  I hope you won the debate in the parking lot!

It's not an "additional" conference in the extra innings; it's one charged conference per inning.  That is, any unused conferences from the first seven innings do not carry over.  And, if you don't use a conference in the 8th, you don't get two in the 9th.  And, it's one per inning, not one per pitcher per inning.

 

You probably know all that; I'm just trying to clarify for some who might not have known.

Originally Posted by noumpere:
Originally Posted by JWC1022:

NewUmpire has it right on the money.  The only add I have is that each team while on defensive gets one additional non-charged conference per inning if the game goes more than seven innings.  I hope you won the debate in the parking lot!

It's not an "additional" conference in the extra innings; it's one charged conference per inning.  That is, any unused conferences from the first seven innings do not carry over.  And, if you don't use a conference in the 8th, you don't get two in the 9th.  And, it's one per inning, not one per pitcher per inning.

 

You probably know all that; I'm just trying to clarify for some who might not have known.

All,  Thanks for the confirmation and add'l info.  When you talk to some with 15-20 years and you only have 2-3, their strong positions on the rules makde me doubt myself.  This message board has offered a wealth of knowledge and shared experiences.  Thank you.

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