I would usually say it’s in bad taste to get tossed from a youth sports game, but this might be an exception 😂
@BBGreatMoments Had this happen to me when I was younger.... after the game the UMP said he needed to move the game along. Due to it being a blow out. I don't recall there being a mercy rule in the late 90's
@Queen___City @BBGreatMoments Mercy Rule and “No Score Kept” started at least 5 years ago and still going strong. Ump the other day said, “I increase the strike zone for the bad pitchers to keep the game moving along”
@FrankLoncz @Queen___City @BBGreatMoments Lots of these little league games are on 1:00-1:30 time limits so you have to move the game along a little or else you end up with a 2-3 inning game.
@notthatguy2141 @Queen___City @BBGreatMoments Innings are 5 run max with 1:30 game limit. Coach pitch after 3 walks so the 4th, 5th, etc can not walk. There are multiple rules in place to speed up the game without expanding a strike zone.
@FrankLoncz @Queen___City @BBGreatMoments I like that rule. We just never had it around here growing up
@notthatguy2141 @Queen___City @BBGreatMoments The addition to that rule is 4 pitches. If you would have walked and the count was 3-1 then the strike carries over. No matter what, the max is 4 pitches unless you keep fouling it off. If you swing twice and miss then you struck out.