LL Special Pinch runner

[Mister B]

Reading the new rule, I'm not quite clear on the twice per game part. SPR can only happen once per inning and must use a player not batting in the lineup. SPR can only happen once per game for a player batting in the lineup. So then, I'm guessing one can only use a SPR twice per game, instead of 6 times. 

Personally, I think the coaches sending in the signals is a much larger time sucker. 

 

[Jimurray]

4 hours ago, Mister B said:

Reading the new rule, I'm not quite clear on the twice per game part. SPR can only happen once per inning and must use a player not batting in the lineup. SPR can only happen once per game for a player batting in the lineup. So then, I'm guessing one can only use a SPR twice per game, instead of 6 times. 

Personally, I think the coaches sending in the signals is a much larger time sucker. 

 

Why would you guess? It's clearly written.

[Aging_Arbiter]

8 hours ago, Mister B said:

Reading the new rule, I'm not quite clear on the twice per game part. SPR can only happen once per inning and must use a player not batting in the lineup. SPR can only happen once per game for a player batting in the lineup. So then, I'm guessing one can only use a SPR twice per game, instead of 6 times. 

Personally, I think the coaches sending in the signals is a much larger time sucker. 

 

correct.  Twice.

 

That was the question, correct?

[Rich Ives]

Well - the only twice per game is true - in the tournament.

In regular season it is still once per inning - unless the local league adopts the tournament rule (see 7.14).

[Mister B]

I think that is where I wasn't groking it correctly. 7.14 says nothing about twice a game and 4.04 under tournament play, it doesn't specify "no more than twice a game." It just says "Twice a game..." 

[Rich Ives]

52 minutes ago, Mister B said:

I think that is where I wasn't groking it correctly. 7.14 says nothing about twice a game and 4.04 under tournament play, it doesn't specify "no more than twice a game." It just says "Twice a game..." 

Well - three (or more) isn't twice so where's the issue?

[Aging_Arbiter]

My apologies Coach Ives.  As the OP was titled "LL Special Pinch runner".................and we are currently in "tournament play", I made the mistake of basing my answer on the current rule set in use. That also he was reading TOURNAMENT RULES.

[Mister B]

58 minutes ago, Rich Ives said:

Well - three (or more) isn't twice so where's the issue?

Nor is once. So while the rules say you can use a SPR twice, they don't say that you can't use an SPR three times. I realize this is probably being a bit picky, but adding "No more than..." would get rid of the issue. 

[Mudisfun]

Keep in mind that many leagues for Majors and below (heck even Jr's around here) bat CBO all season so there is no SPR until tournament time.

[Rich Ives]

On 7/6/2017 at 4:35 PM, Mister B said:

Nor is once. So while the rules say you can use a SPR twice, they don't say that you can't use an SPR three times. I realize this is probably being a bit picky, but adding "No more than..." would get rid of the issue. 

There is no issue. You may use a SPR twice. May, not must. But three times is not twice.

[beerguy55]

On 7/6/2017 at 2:35 PM, Mister B said:

Nor is once. So while the rules say you can use a SPR twice, they don't say that you can't use an SPR three times. I realize this is probably being a bit picky, but adding "No more than..." would get rid of the issue. 

So, does this mean that if you only use a SPR once, or not at all, you get penalized at the end of the game for not doing it twice?