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I promised myself, that I would be kinder...gentler, so here goes.
A few of us got together last night to watch the Cubs and have a few libations (in honor of Harry carey, of course).
One of the topics involved this play and the penalty, as Hopkins will interpret it. These guys are terrific umpires and work some of the best ball in the Midwest. One of them admitted that he was following the dialogue here. He sent an email to NFHS to urge them to reconsider. Now, this guys has worked three IHSA state finals and knows the ins and outs of high school ball, so I listened. This umpire contacted our state advisor and the baseball member of the officials advisory board. He had not heard back, yet, but anticipated that this specific play will be addressed in the upcoming casebook.
I too, sent an email addressing the complexity of this interpretation. So, that makes several others who felt compelled to seek redress of this ruling. I don't uderstand how we would be opening a can of worms by disagreeing with Carl's opinion. The last time I checked, I didn't see a memo that told me to refrain from communication with NFHS. We all have voices and some of us are more eloquent than others. This ruling stinks and I urge others to contact Hopkins, as well.
Hang in there JJ. This is still America.
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