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Old Tue Jun 20, 2006, 08:41pm
NIump50 NIump50 is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
This is what the Official Rules Of Baseball says in its charge to umpires:

"Keep your eye everlastingly on the ball while it is in play. It is more vital to know just where a fly ball fell, or a thrown ball finished up, than whether or not a runner missed a base."

It goes on to say:

".... But remember! The first requisite is to get decisions correctly. "
It's amazing how good ol' common sense can get you thru most baseball situations.
Some of you should try it.
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