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Old Mon Mar 28, 2005, 05:25pm
David Emerling David Emerling is offline
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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA
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Originally posted by nvfoa15
Well I have to agree with Mr. Emerling. I think the softball nomenclature for base runners is backwards. Why can't it be R1 on first, etc? R3 is on third, third is closest to home - what can be more simpler!
Simpler? See post above. As far as I'm concerned, it's baseball that's backward, but I'll live with it and use it if I engage in communicating on a baseball board. This is not a baseball board, so why is this conversation taking place?

It's not a baseball vs softball "thing." FED baseball uses the same convention as softball. It's a FED thing!

Do any of you play chess? As long as we understand which notation is intended - does it really matter.

What's the difference between the move e4 or P-K4? Most chessplayers can easily make the adjustment. Umpires should also be able to make that adjustment.

David Emerling
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