Wed Feb 28, 2007, 01:02am
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Hear Hear
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Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
My primary sport is H.S. and college basketball, but I do umpire H.S. age boys' baseball and girls' fastpitch softball. After watching the four videos, I would call in IP every time, no matter what level the game. Especially at the D-1 level. Why? Because as the skill level of the player increases, so should the player's ability to play the game as required by the rules. It has always bothered me that the SS or 2B only as to catch the ball while in the same area code of 2B to get a force in a MLB game, but in a H.S. freshmen game we would call the runner safe.
MTD, Sr.
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I totally agree with what Mark said. Wrapping up my BB season earlier today and had a coach say"they would have never called that traveling on Michael Jordan but you're gonna call that in a boys 8th grade game. I just shrugged.....
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