Site Acronyms
 

I have now been reading this site for the best part of the last month and a half we'll say. I have yet to really get a hold of the acronyms used. I understand the positional acronyms but I am unable to follow other ones. I hope that everyone can kind of put their two cents in and help a forum noob at understanding the language used on the site. I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanx Again

Panama City Brian

would you mind posting a list of ones you dont understand? most people dont even realize they are using acronyms because of how frequent we use them, so asking people to post what acronyms they are using might not be the best way to get the info.

Wow that is probably asking alot I was kinda hoping for the easy way!! ;) but I guess here are a few :

FED -
OBR - Official Baseball Rules
AMLU -
PBUC -
NFHS -
GD - In regards to Stance?

Some of those I know what they are but not the exact meaning. Also I think this would be a good post to constantly update so noobs like myself know what is going on when they come and can keep up with the conversation.

FED/NFHS - national federation of state high school associations. aka high school rules or sometimes federation rules. most people just say "fed", pronounced like "i am fed up"
OBR - you got it right. aka major league rules
AMLU - association of minor league umpires - MiLB umpires union
PBUC - professional baseball umpire corp - pronounced "p-buck" to most
GD - gerry davis, used when talking about the gerry davis system

NFHS - National Federation of High Schools
FED - Short for the above
PBUC - Professional Baseball Umpires Corporation
AMLU - Association of Minor League Umpires
GD - Stance "developed" by MLB umpire Gerry Davis

I never understood what iirc stood for

If I recall correctly, iirc doesn't mean anything.

By the way, does anyone know what BTW means?

Oh my God, I forgot what OMG stands for. This must be the beginning of an epidemic!

one might laugh out loud if they were to read this thread, LOL.

Joke right? BTW means by the way.

OOO = Overly Officious Official

IFF = Infield Fly

MLBUM = Major League Baseball Umpires Manual

J/R = Jaska/Roder Manual

JEA = Jim Evans Annotated

MC = Malicious Contact

FPSR = Force Play Slide Rule

DBT = Dead Ball Territory

GRD = Ground Rule Double

UC = Unsportsmanlike Conduct

1BXL = First Baseline Extended

3BXL = Third Baseline Extended

INT = Interference



Tim.

FWIW = for what its worth

Wow guys thx that is alot of help I really do appreciate it!!:D

Nothing gets by you, DG!:)

ROTFLMAO! :D