Re: Can we keep experimenting with scoring changes please?

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:42:36 -0500, "Killer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>This sounded like an interesting topic when I first read it.  As I perused
>the posts, the old memories
>returned & I came back to this conclusion:
>
>This topic has been beaten to death.
>This topic has been beaten to death.
>This topic has been beaten to death.
><repeat>
>
>It took a goddawful amount of time for NFHS to finally come to the table, in
>general, with the rest of the
>world & my high school players no longer get punished for playing club ball.
>Interestingly, I've yet to hear
>ONE high schooler or Juniors club player say "I wish we still played the old
>way."

That isn't surprising as they presumably haven't spent the number of
years the rest of us have getting used to the old system! Apart from
that, I don't think anyone is saying 'i wish we still played the old
way'. What is being discussed are improvements to the new way to get
round its disadvantages when compared to the old way. However the old
way certainly had its disadvantages too - especially 3.5 hours matches
with constant side-outs and no points being won!

The NFHS should also just get their finger out - what is the point of
bringing kids through school using a particular ruleset then sending
them out into the wide world where the rules are different? It's like
teaching them that 2+2=5 through school then having them realise that,
once they leave school, 2+2 is actually 4!


Best Regards
John McCabe

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