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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many of the problems outlined in this thread could be easily solved if the league itself established ground rules that all teams must follow.

Every kid gets 50% infield and outfield positions, batting orders must give each kid 1/3 in the top 4, 1/3 in middle 4 and 1/3 in bottom 4, etc.

Yeah, maybe it shouldn’t have to be this way…but it solves a lot of problems if every team has to compete on the same basis.[/quote]

Yes, but if a pitcher actually throws strikes and balls are put in play, if the infield defense is terrible, outs will not be made. Pitcher's pitch count goes up, hits max, now onto a different/lesser pitcher. The game will drag on and no one will have any fun, learn any skills, or get any practice.

Who plays in the infield and when can be huge. Especially if you're trying to build confidence in a young pitcher. If he gives up a ton of runs and doesn't get outs because the a ground ball was missed, a pop up was dropped, wild throw, third basemen not paying attention, second basemen didn't cover 2B. Well, now you've got a dejected kid. You want to put pitchers and players in the field with the opportunity to succeed. Heavens knows baseball is full of failure anyways.

You can't just plug in players like they're all the same. There's a time and place to let certain kids play infield and there's not.[/quote]

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