Sunday, May 15, 2016

AER Rule Submission 4: yawetag (1; 5.08)

yawetag successfully petitioned for and was granted the hearing of Rule 5.08 which ultimately resulted in the rules addition to the Announcers' Ejection Rules. The rule was submitted in response to a call of "Ejection" by HP Umpire Scott Barry (87) in the bottom of the 8th inning. At the time of the egregious error in umpire conduct, Houston was leading 16-4. The contest ended with the score unchanged.
This umpire is pointing to the people who really know what's up.

5.08) Before ejecting an offender, the umpire should consider the quality of game a player or coach has had so far. If the player has not had a good game, the umpire should not eject the offender.

yawetag now has 4 points in the AER standings (0 Previous + 2 New Rule + 2 Submission Passed = 4). yawetag moves from T-5th to T-2nd.

This is the 4th rules submission of 2016.
This is the 4th successful rules submission.
This is the first successful petition,
This is the first rules submission made by a non-AERC member.
This is the first successful rules submission made by a non-AERC member.
This is yawetag's first rules submission.
This is yawetag's first successful rules submission.