14—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, April 20, 1983
New IM rules prevent the 'real' game
"We have to do what?" asked the
softball players. "You have to pro
vide your own pitcher," replied the
IM official. "You provide your own
pitcher, who pitches to your batters."
"No balls, no strikes, just three
pitches one of which you had better
hit or you're out?" gasped the baffled
softball player.
"Thats right, this way we eliminate
umpires and save you time and us
money," said IMs.
This mythical exchange could have
easily occurred in the Intramural
offices at Penn State several weeks
ago when the new "rules" for softball
were announced.
After emasculating the sport of
football for all but those adept enough
to play varsity ball, the rules wizard
has moved on to softball.
Amazing as it may seem, there are
now two people on the mound. One
pitcher is the offensive player who is
throwing the juiciest pitches possible
to his batter while attempting to
block the defensive pitcher who must
stand behind the mound.
It is absurd. The sport as played
currently at Penn State is a parody
compared to the real thing played on
sandlots all over America.
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What ever happened to the um
pires? Mark Belden of the Recre
ational Sports Office said "We only
get so much money and we have to
use it the best that we can. Last year
umpires cost about $3.35 to $3.45 an
hour. It took about an hour and a half
for each game including set-up and
returning the equipment. We are
looking at a $7,600 expense last year
to about $l,OOO this year."
While there are rules which suggest
that the offensive pitcher is not allow
ed to hinder the defensive pitcher, in
practice, the offensive pitcher is lim
ited only by his imagination and his
personal sense of what's sporting. If
he's like the rest of us, the defensive
pitcher is effectively reduced to insig
nificance.
Welcomes
Alumni Fellow
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a 1974 graduate of the
College of Education
on campus in the
College of Education
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It's just not softball anymore. New
infield strategies must be formu
lated. What does the offensive pitcher
do during an infield play? Is he allow
ed to stand between the mound and
home during a play at the plate?
Might he be reasonably expected to•
crouch down to allow a third-to-first
double play throw?
The football rules are equally diffu
cult to, swallow. The direct physical
contact between players that gives
football its real competitive flavor is
so closely regulated that players are
penalized for throwing blocks without
holding their elbows rigidly at their
sides.
The game of IM football bears little
resemblance to the game played up
at Beaver Stadium. The running
game is practically eliminated.
Granted, full contact may not'be the
answer either, but expelling players
for a tackle reduces the game to a
mere shadow of its former self.
Come on. Lets get realistic about
our intramural rules. Allow those of
us who aren't as gifted as our varsity
athletes to at least share the feeling
that comes from winning a real sport.
Rule changes to prevent injury are
good, to a point. Rule changes to
prevent cost increases are good, to a
point.
When changes seriously affect the
play of the game, substantially alter
ing its character, and preventing
serious competition then the rules
are bad.
Who ,plays with blunt darts, how
come horseshge players don't use
nice safe foam rubber shoes, .why
don't stock car drivers use station
wagons? Because they wouldn't be
participating in their sport anymore.
Students are familiar with the risks
associated with the play of various
sports. Many of us wish to compete in
spite of. them. Serious competitors
condition themselves for their sport
reducing chances for injury.
Give us back our sports. Let us
participate in a healthy, competitive
forum that bears some resemblance
to the sports that other people play
elsewhere.
Eric Ewing is a 12th term administra
tion of justice major and a sports
columnist for the Daily Collegian.
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