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Originally Posted by Rich Ives

It isn't MY payback book.

Apparently you didn't notice that the Monday plunk was "accepted". It was the Tuesday plunk that was judged as being over the line.

Judged by whom? A-Rod, the Yankees? The umpire?
If I'm the retaliator, I'm not too concerned with what the retaliatee thinks or the umpire. If more payback is deemed necessary then you take the consequences that come with it.
As I'm writing this I'm realizing that we're not on the same track.
I think what you're saying is that 2 HBP was over the line relative to the umpires judgement and what an umpire should allow or turn a blind eye to.
I was coming from the perspective of the offended. There's no rule, written or not that tells me how much hide I can extract in my payback.
I just have to weigh my primal desires against the consequences.

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Originally Posted by Rich Ives

If you're going to umpire grown-up ball you'd better learn the unwritten part of the game.

I agree my thought process as an umpire is much different than that of a retaliator

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Originally Posted by Rich Ives

And perhaps you should use the wink ;) to show you're kidding.

I thought all good umpires would be insightful enough to catch the sarcasm;)

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Originally Posted by UmpLarryJohnson

i wasa bit harsh in my answer to mr Blue and i apoligize for that. im sorry i did that.

What'd you do? Other than make me prove that I knew what the rule said and that I could find it easily in the rule book. I missed the interp of the rule, so what?

No need to apologize for making me get in the rule book, even if that's not where the answer was.

If I let a slightly smart assed response bother me, I need to hang up my CP and start needle point.

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Originally Posted by UmpLarryJohnson

its ok mr Steve. aparently mr Ump6 can insult folks who werent' even adresing him all he wants where any post in which imay defend myself is deleted right away!! :D but thatsfine, we know where weall stand here, at least :)

i kinda had taken a shine tothe young man since he hada good time at the Coopers Town park and all but ibeen turned on and bitten instead lol learned my lesson thats for sure. just to keep it on a umping level yes mr Ump6 i know about J--Rs book and so on, thankyou for your kind attention to that issue.

i wasa bit harsh in my answer to mr Blue and i apoligize for that. im sorry i did that.

This post would run an English teacher outta 5 pens of red ink.;)

A-Rod is a punk. Plain and simple.

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Originally Posted by CO ump

Ozzy,
I'm new on this board so I apologize if no one uses sarcasm, I don't mean to be a trailblazer.

Rich had said 1 intentional HBP was proper payback, 2 crossed the line.
I was sarcastically asking for the rules citation that said you can't hit a guy twice for payback.

No apology needed, I was in a cranky mood this morning. Most of the posts stink until I read yours and I decided to give it my "gentle touch". :rolleyes: Just my way of sticking my 2 cents in. You need a thick skin here so enjoy. :eek:

Welcome to the board. :D

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Originally Posted by CO ump

Ozzy,
I'm new on this board...

Do I remember you from RSO and days gone by?

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Originally Posted by GarthB

Do I remember you from RSO and days gone by?

rec.sport.officiating? I used to read that like 10+ years ago. I forgot about RSO. Is that Scott Taylor guy still there? It seemed like he knew everything. :D