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Originally Posted by nc452010
Dave:
You're (IMO) on a slippery slope with that one. I say that, with total respect (I hate the internet for such correspondence). As I told my friend, you're being judge, jury and executioner.....with your "feel" as your only source of "evidence".
I also asked....."Would you support your most junior umpire who made the same call....under the same circumstances"?
See where I'm going? Where does it end? I see this like I see a lot of TV crime shows. It's one thing to know in your heart someone's guilty of a crime. It's another thing to prove it. In the criminal justice system, that's required. In the case of a shaved bat......is it not?
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You merely asked for a rule citation, not its application.
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Dave
I haven't decided if I should call it from the dugout or the outfield. Apparently, both have really great views!
Screw green, it ain't easy being blue!
I won't be coming here that much anymore. I might check in now and again.
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