Situation:

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Justme

unless his parents offer to buy you dinner (see 9.01c).

Don't forget the exception: If the kid has a single parent, and she's a GLM, then you can offer to buy dinner. If she accepts, then the same rule applies.

Please note that this rule was written many years ago. "GLM" is now interpreted to mean any single parent of whatever sex you are interested in.

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Don't forget the exception: If the kid has a single parent, and she's a GLM, then you can offer to buy dinner. If she accepts, then the same rule applies.

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Doesn't that also come under 9.01c - Parental interference? No, that's not it... I'll come up with something.

[charliej47]

He's thinking of softball where in the 90's you could not carry the bat to first base or you were out.

[mcrowder]

Someone needs to tell umpires early in their career, and every year thereafter, that MOST umpires will never have to use 9.01c. The rules are pretty comprehensive. 9.01c is for the completely unforseen. Consider the OP ... don't you think that the rulesmakers could forsee a runner carrying the bat to first? Don't you think that if they wanted an out for this, they would have put it in the rules?

My one 9.01c situation. High pop up, not sure who is going to catch it, if anyone - between F4 and F9. I hear the crowd behind me go "OOOOOoooo!!!" and don't know why. Then BU stops in his tracks and beelines it for the 1BCoach's box ... again, I don't know why. I'm still watching the fly ball, when all of a sudden blocking my view is a parachutist! He lands somewhere near where the ball was going.

Now THAT's a 9.01c situation.

Stop using the rule as a crutch.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Someone needs to tell umpires early in their career, and every year thereafter, that MOST umpires will never have to use 9.01c. The rules are pretty comprehensive. 9.01c is for the completely unforseen. Consider the OP ... don't you think that the rulesmakers could forsee a runner carrying the bat to first? Don't you think that if they wanted an out for this, they would have put it in the rules?

My one 9.01c situation. High pop up, not sure who is going to catch it, if anyone - between F4 and F9. I hear the crowd behind me go "OOOOOoooo!!!" and don't know why. Then BU stops in his tracks and beelines it for the 1BCoach's box ... again, I don't know why. I'm still watching the fly ball, when all of a sudden blocking my view is a parachutist! He lands somewhere near where the ball was going.

Now THAT's a 9.01c situation.

Stop using the rule as a crutch.

Now that's a 9.01c!!

My 9.01c: Oh, wait I don't have one. 17 years and counting....

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by lawump

Now that's a 9.01c!!

My 9.01c: Oh, wait I don't have one. 17 years and counting....

25+ years and never, never have I used 9.01c!

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

25+ years and never, never have I used 9.01c!

Is that you or the voices in your head saying that?

[LMan]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

25+ years and never, never have I used 9.01c!

Sorry, I'm ejecting you for disturbing the natural flow of this thread. 9.01(c).

[DG]

Originally Posted by mcrowder

Someone needs to tell umpires early in their career, and every year thereafter, that MOST umpires will never have to use 9.01c. The rules are pretty comprehensive. 9.01c is for the completely unforseen. Consider the OP ... don't you think that the rulesmakers could forsee a runner carrying the bat to first? Don't you think that if they wanted an out for this, they would have put it in the rules?

My one 9.01c situation. High pop up, not sure who is going to catch it, if anyone - between F4 and F9. I hear the crowd behind me go "OOOOOoooo!!!" and don't know why. Then BU stops in his tracks and beelines it for the 1BCoach's box ... again, I don't know why. I'm still watching the fly ball, when all of a sudden blocking my view is a parachutist! He lands somewhere near where the ball was going.

Now THAT's a 9.01c situation.

Stop using the rule as a crutch.

Fan interference.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Don't forget the exception: If the kid has a single parent, and she's a GLM, then you can offer to buy dinner. If she accepts, then the same rule applies.

Please note that this rule was written many years ago. "GLM" is now interpreted to mean any single parent of whatever sex you are interested in.

This is 2007, so it is very possble the she could be a "Good Looking Male" So be careful when using abbreviations here????

Did I just write that?

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Don't forget the exception: If the kid has a single parent, and she's a GLM, then you can offer to buy dinner. If she accepts, then the same rule applies.

Please note that this rule was written many years ago. "GLM" is now interpreted to mean any single parent of whatever sex you are interested in.

Ha!

Just as I suspected, you are a closed minded fundamentalist bigot! The morals that you are foisting off on modern day society at gunpoint are rooted in the 14th century.

Where is it written the parent *must* be single??