FED Interp, please?

[Carl Childress]

Originally posted by HOLDTHE
Carl,

I believe JJ is a FED Illinois state rules clinician. As such I am sure he would have access to Mr Hopkins. I have had the pleasure of emailing John several times and he has been kind enough to reply to all of my emails. He was also kind enough to mail me some FED clinic info at my request.

You owe John a public and private apology. I actually am shocked you would post such a thing. You usually are not that sloppy.Kevin Mayo

Mr. Mayo:

JJ must be THE Illinois clinician, as Tim Stevens is for Washington, before he can be answered, according to the policy as it has been explained to me, both by Rumble and the former Texas "clinician," Dotson Lewis.

I stand by what I said. How could I have known that he was a FED umpire, let along a rules interpreter? His on-screen persona began as a PRO grad, spent time on OBR issues, and finally began asking FED questions, some of which might be called "routine."

There was no intent to embarrass him (how could I? He IS who he is), only to assuage his disappointment when the FED did not reply "by Christmas" -- or any other holiday.

If Hopkins replies, I'll push the bet that I'm right: I wager two dollars to a penny there is no 4th out, "non-appeal" (umpire declares an out) in FED play.

In JJ's original scenario, score the run.

I predict 100 out of 100 non-Internet umpirs would do the same everywhere in the world, regardless of the rulebook being used.

What's your take on that? Freix won't answer about any attempts he's made to convince the Ft. Worth chapter. How about your neck of the woods?