Here's a Player-Placement Rulebook Question

Krak,

NO! I think the rules say you need 8 in fair territory.

Sounds like you might have a catching problem.

PG is correct, it would be a balk.

PG, you are very insightful! Yes, a bit of a catching problem, with no solution. First year catcher doing his best, but lots o' passed balls. We play our next game at a pro stadium with a huuuuge space between the catcher and the backstop area.....and this concerns me. Nothing I can do, though, but sigh and consume another handful of seeds......

Hey, I don't know for sure, but I believe play can not begin until all the defense other than the catcher are inside the lines. That is one distant backstop and/or wild pitcher.

Put your best athlete behind the plate regardless of experience??

You know, we're often just so limited on what we get over here. The guy I have catching is a junior and a great athlete (football and basketball stud). He's our best hope behind the plate, but this is his first season ever playing the position (and hadn't played ball at all for several years). He's in there fighting to catch a pitcher who is throwing upper 80s with a lot of movement, sharp breaker - headed to play in college. I am VERY thankful we have this guy, because at least he's in there trying and never complains. But....it is very frustrating to watch so many balls go by (and the umpires have been drilled several times by strikes that just aren't being stopped).

Wish us luck!

Come on, Krak! I thought you were a better coach than that. Tell your catcher to get his glove up!

Maybe it's not the coach Papi, maybe it's the equipment.

Yikes! What the heck is that?

I'm not really sure Papi, I think it was worn by MLB plate umps until the advent of K-Zone technology. Looks like they could have saved a lot of money by just drilling a couple of bigger holes.

spizz....that picture.....what the???.....how the.....?......where the...??.....

I don't know what that is!! I'm frightened!!

There may be another side to spizzlepop that we're not aware of.

Nor do we want to be!!!!

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PG is correct, it would be a balk.

it would not be a balk........but it is not legal.......the rule states that all players with the exception of the catcher must be in fair territory..........but there is no penalty.........just get in fair territory...

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Originally posted by Krakatoa:
spizz....that picture.....what the???.....how the.....?......where the...??.....

I don't know what that is!! I'm frightened!!

C'mon Krak, don't be such a weenie!