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Stick a fork in him, he's done.
Believe me, I would like nothing more than to have the game played like when I was a kid. Unfortunately, with this sickness we have developed now in trying to make our kids a professional by the age of 13 and have a college committed scholarship by the age of 8, a lot of fun has been removed from the sport. ALL SPORTS
"Please don't say that the rules are enforced as "black and white."
Well I didn't, please read,
"when developing new officials, it is better to give them good black and white directions in line with the rule book, and let them use their discretion from there.
Actually applying the rules by an official, and receiving good direction and guidance in how to apply the rules, are truly two different things and are important in developing GOOD OFFICIALS.
Peter put it very nicely, "Unfortunately, baseball isn't what it used to be. Pretty soon a baseball game will resemble a golf tournament and no-one will be able to say anything. You cannot say things that were STANDARD when we played like."
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