Appeals - Missed Base vs Home

[Kevin Finnerty]

It has more to do with my respect for Mr. Nemec and his broad-based works, which are all based on more background and research on baseball than anyone alive, including Jim Evans.

I was keying on the words historically informed.

[Umpmazza]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

It has more to do with my respect for Mr. Nemec and his broad-based works, which are all based on more background and research on baseball than anyone alive, including Jim Evans.

I was keying on the words historically informed.

thats great he wrote a book..but was he ever a umpire... I'm sure he was not.

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

It has more to do with my respect for Mr. Nemec and his broad-based works, which are all based on more background and research on baseball than anyone alive, including Jim Evans.

I was keying on the words historically informed.

While Mr. Evans has done more research on the rules, their interpretation and evolution, both historically and practically, than anyone alive, inclucing Nemec.

Evans' research includes material that predates Cartwright and the Knickerbocker rules and includes material by parties who were responsible for creating, interpreting, enforcing and recording the rules of baseball.