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Originally Posted by David Emerling
That's the difference and beauty of the internet - these type of discussions do not have to waste your time if they don't interest you - much unlike an umpire meeting where you have to sit and endure something of no value or interest to you. At a meeting, the audience is held hostage. That is not the case here.
You can't be guilty of wasting people's time here. Because they don't have to be here. They can pick which threads to read and not to read. They can create their own topics. Complaining about wasting people's time in an internet forum is just plain idiotic!
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You are right; no one has to be here at all. And because it is the internet, no one has to tell you that everything you say on a site like this is not silly or stupid either. It does go both ways.
When you post anything on the internet, you will get comments from time to time that are not to your liking. Now you can either get used to that, or go somewhere else too.
Now I do not feel you are really wasting my time, but I felt your issue was silly and kind of juvenile. Just an opinion, I am sure you are a great guy but not sure why you are splitting hairs over words on what is once again, a rare situation that will not happen to most of us anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by David Emerling
Besides, I disagree with your characterization that this discussion is some esoteric, never-can-happen, not important topic - as evidenced by the conflicting views/interpretations on something that is not all that unusual, in my opinion. Nobody is picking nits here. It's a discussion of "intent" and interpretation of "intent" on a rule that REQUIRES a determination of "intent".
BTW, I don't need nor care for people to come to my defense. The fact that you even have to mention that speaks volumes of the tone of this forum.
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Again, you are making a mountain out of a molehill. If you really cannot tell what someone does accidentally or intentionally in relation to kicking a baseball then I have to wonder about you as an umpire. In basketball for example it is rather obvious when someone tries to intentionally kick a ball or use their leg to contact the ball which is illegal in all cases. And that is a very common occurrence in that sport. You are talking about something that would be likely very easy to see or to identify, especially at the lower levels. And if you saw it one way and a coach for example saw it another way, that is after all why you get paid the big bucks. But if you want a perfect example or understanding that everyone here or anyone is going to agree with, you are not going to really find one. One thing experience has taught me is to trust my judgment and experience. Maybe that is what you should do and call what you see and stop trying to find a key to follow that the people you work around might not agree with either.
I guess at the end of the day I am just wondering why you do not trust your own judgment and call it how you see it.
Peace