"Control of the ballgame is the difference between umpires that show up for the players and the managers."

Did Bruce really say that? It makes no sense. The thought is incomplete. When you say something "is the difference between..." you need two items to show the difference.

So control of the ballgame is the difference between umpires that (sic) show up for the players and managers, and what?

Hot dog and a Coke?


Tim.

I thought it was 8 and 5 also, did this change?

Is it ... the difference between umpires that [sic] show up for the players, and those who show up for the managers?

That reading would make it more of a complete thought, but has any umpire ever showed up for the managers, but not for the players?

"8 prep. pitches 1st ing. and 6 afterward to be completed within 1 minute"

Must be a Texas JV game rule.

One Rule ~ One Interpretation ~ One Mechanic

According to Baseball Almanac, Froemming did indeed say those exact words! You can check out the quotes by clicking here.

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1 Game 2 Teams 3 Strikes 4 Balls 5 Skills 6 Outs 7 Innings 8 Warm-up Pitches 9 Players 10-Run Rule

Maybe that's one of those new innovative mechanics they teach at that San Antonio clinic he's touting. :)

A Better LL/OBR Rule
 

Don't the FED/NCAA rulemakes realize the situation? A ball leads to a walk, a walk leads to a runner, a leadoff runner leads to a run, and a run leads to a longer game. I don't even want to get into an ejection report, let me just say I would have saved more time ignoring the ONE extra pitch. The PITCH at best warrants a "don't do that" and at worse should be completly ignored.

Translation = "I didn't know it was only five pitches."


Tim.

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SAump doesn't count pitches. :D

I think Bruce meant to say that control of the ballgame is the difference between umpires that show up for the players and the managers and the ones that just want a paycheck and hide behind their partners. You know, from the previous sentence? Bruce just didn't state it properly.

Guess it's time to pick a new signature line.:cool:

Most Common Rule 2.00
 

Common Terms Part 2 - Neutral
1 Field 2 Play 3 Fair Ball 4 Foul Ball/Tip 5 Dead Ball 6 Conference 7 Award 8 Penalty 9 Re-enter 10 Malicious Contact
Common Terms Part 3 - Offense
1 Safe 2 Batter 3 Runner 4 Substitute 5 DH 6 Base on Balls 7 Slide 8 HBP 9 Bunt 10 Retouch 11 Interference
Common Terms Part 4 - Defense
1 Fielders 2 Catch 3 Pitch 4 Force 5 Tag 6 Third Strike Not Caught 7 Infield Fly 8 Balk 9 Obstruction 10 Forfeit
Note: Parts 1-4 were done on the FLY and still under construction.
Note: Part 5 - Scoring and other things were left off the list. Ex. Plate, Box, Batted Ball, Time, H, E, FC, SAC, K, DP, SB, etc.

Tee gave you an excelllent list but in a FED game I would know and be able to auote the rules for when a ball is immediately dead vs. delayed dead and also the base awards.

In the FED rule book they have a concise table concerning the aforementioned.

Another rule that doesn't come up from game to game but you need to know is the Malicious Contact Rule.

Example:

B1 is obstructed by F3 rounding first base but B1 levels F3. In OBR (even in LL), you let play continue until it's completion. You penalize the OBS and you might have an EJ.

In FED, the Malicous act Supercedes the OBS and you call B1 out.

A coach might request time and ask "Hey Blue why isn't the OBS penalized, I can replace the ejected player with a bench player and put him on second base.

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