Homerun?

[canadaump6]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Not to dogpile ... but when you ask questions like the one in THIS OP, (OMG, my 9 year old knows this rule) you prove to the rest of us that you are not "confident and discriminated against" as you claim, but rather simply a VERY inexperienced umpire who is probably treated exactly fairly by his bosses. An umpire who does not understand the simple rules you question is NOT qualified to work upper level games yet.

Feel free to try to learn here ... but don't complain about your assignments - it's extremely clear here that you aren't ready to move up.

Thanks for the evaluation. I guess you can tell how inconsistent my strikezone is from thousands of miles away, so long as you have a decent angle of course.

Maybe daddy's boy ought to become an umpire if he knows so much more than me. Jeez what is it with arrogant parents boasting about their children on this forum these days?

Let me also inform you that this is not a simple rule. Sandiegosteve explained it very well though, according to the definition of a "bounding" ball in the rulebook. Even so, Jenkins and Bigump interpreted it differently, according to a ball passing the edge of the outfield fence. I respect both interpretations even though both parties would rule differently on the play. Having multiple interpretations just goes to show that this is not a simple rule for anyone who cares to read the rulebook, rather than getting a ruling from word of mouth. Bigump, Jenkins and SDS provided reasoning for the calls they would make, while all you did was tell me I wasn't a good umpire.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by canadacoach

Thanks for the evaluation. I guess you can tell how inconsistent my strikezone is from thousands of miles away, so long as you have a decent angle of course.

I didn't say a single word about your strike zone. What the heck are you talking about. My "evaluation" comes solely from the questions you ask and the arguments you make here on this board. And it's obvious to everyone that you are not yet the umpire you think you are.

Originally Posted by canadacoach

Maybe daddy's boy ought to become an umpire if he knows so much more than me. Jeez what is it with arrogant parents boasting about their children on this forum these days?

Honestly, it was not a boast. It was a commentary on this particular rule. It's SIMPLE - simple enough for any 9-year old to understand. Your failure to understand it makes you either A)far worse of an umpire than I had already thought or B) a troll.

Originally Posted by canadacoach

Even so, Jenkins and Bigump interpreted it differently, according to a ball passing the edge of the outfield fence.

No. They didn't. Can you even read? Everyone here has told you the same thing.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

I didn't say a single word about your strike zone. What the heck are you talking about. My "evaluation" comes solely from the questions you ask and the arguments you make here on this board. And it's obvious to everyone that you are not yet the umpire you think you are.

Honestly, it was not a boast. It was a commentary on this particular rule. It's SIMPLE - simple enough for any 9-year old to understand. Your failure to understand it makes you either A)far worse of an umpire than I had already thought or B) a troll.

No. They didn't. Can you even read? Everyone here has told you the same thing.

Ditto. FWIW.