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[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by GarthB
Carl wrote:

As I told Tim, things are different now that Rumble has retired. Said he: "You bet! I like Elliot. He listens."

This begs the question, to whom is he listening? Apparently not to Tim or other sensible state level interpreters who preferred that FED adopt an OBR-like intepretation.

I expect I will hate myself in the morning, but....

Those of us, like Tim, who dealt regularly with the FED before, when Rumble was the editor/rules interpreter, have quickly perceived the difference between the two men.

You know of two state interpreters (Tim and [allegedly] the Illinois guy) who urged Hopkins to follow the lead of the OBR.

Now, what you don't know is how many state interpreters counseled him to say that "lodged" means stuck, and the rule says "two bases."

The point is obvious: As opposed to Rumble, Hopkins says that he welcomes your input; but there's no guarantee you'll be in the majority or that the majority will win.

When you read Tim's article about the ruling, I hope you'll understand better how and -- importantly in this instance -- why interpreters rule as they do.

In the meantime, I have clipped your message and sent it to Tim. No doubt he'll get a good laugh when he finds out you thought he was begging the question.

Note that what I wrote is a quote (Said he: "You bet! I like Elliot. He listens."). They are not my words, and I checked the quote with Tim to be sure it was accurate.