"One thousand one..."

[johnnyg08]

I can't wait to hear that for the first time in 2009. "Blue, he didn't pause for a second...that's a balk!"

[Emperor Ump]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I can't wait to hear that for the first time in 2009. "Blue, he didn't pause for a second...that's a balk!"

Afterall, if Tim McCarver said it it has to be right.

[johnnyg08]

I heard that at least 5 times last year..."that happend in the game last night and the announcers said..."

It's crazy how the announcers become the authority to the regular public. Scary.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

I heard that at least 5 times last year..."that happend in the game last night and the announcers said..."

It's crazy how the announcers become the authority to the regular public. Scary.

It's even scarier when the public doesn't believe an umpire when he tries to refute what the announcer told them. Happy Halloween with that one!

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

It's even scarier when the public doesn't believe an umpire when he tries to refute what the announcer told them. Happy Halloween with that one!

That's because they've "played baseball my whole life!". That's a statement almost as scary as "I never yell at umpires."

Rita

[Rich Ives]

OK all you young-uns. There WAS a time when they had to stop for one second

From JEA:

It was not until 1950 that the rules committee introduced the complete stop rule. That first official rule required the pitcher to stop for one full second.

In 1964, the rule was amended by dropping the one full second requirement. The new wording merely stated that the pitcher had to come to a stop.


McCarver played 1959-1980 so he was there when the rule changed and should know better, but don't just blow off the one-second stop as pure BS. The belief has a basis in an actual rule - albeit an obsolete one.

[dash_riprock]

Good post Rich.