So wait, is it a tie game or do teams now get the choice of "finishing it"? I'm all confused unless that's a figure of speech as I was never given that choice in a tie game and considering we had more ties than we did wins last year, yeah, I'd say I'm an expert on the situation...

And here's the rule straight from the league rules "7-2. Five (5) full innings constitutes a complete game. If a game is stopped for darkness
or inclement weather, the final score will be determined by reverting back to the last completed inning, providing five (5) innings have been completed. If the score is tied after the last completed inning, the game shall be recorded as a tie in the standings. Any game played to fewer than five (5) innings, shall be postponed and replayed. The score in games called because of curfew will stand at the time of curfew."

So it's a tie, period... That's pretty clear and not only the way I read it, but also what I was told. So if someone else interprets this rule another way, well, I'd love to hear an explanation of it as I don't know who can read and who can't, but seriously ~ there is not much room for interpretation here... Unless of course it's done like the All-League nonsense and is strictly a popularity contest having nothing to do with baseball... Then yeah sure, just vote on it amongst yourselves and forget the rules exist, just finish the game when you play again, why not huh???


Also, to clarify as to another rule that has come up more then once recently as the equally clear answer is no you do not have to bat 10 if you have 10...

"5-6: Each General Manager may bat as many players as desired in the initial lineup with a minimum of nine (9). If a Manager wants to add players to the bottom of the lineup during the game, he may do so at any time. If a player is pinch-hit for, he may not re-enter the game as a hitter, but can stay in the game defensively or be used defensively at any time thereafter. A batter cannot be deleted or skipped over in the lineup regardless of his batting position or when he was added to the lineup except in situations described in Article 5-7 below. As an alternative to adding batters to the bottom of the lineup, batters can be added in any spot utilizing alternating at-bats throughout the game. These positions shall be designated in the scorebook as 1A/B, 2A/B, 6A/B, 9A/B ... etc. Any position in the order can utilize the A/B designation. They need not be consecutive. The A/B positions must be designated before the start of the game."



-- Edited by Marcus Aurelius on Tuesday 30th of April 2013 08:28:39 AM