Base Hit or Not?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Again, what else could it have been? A fielder's choice! You keep telling us not to argue on things. We're not arguing, we're just expressing our opinions. Quit taking it so personally. Admit (and not grudgingly) that we were right and you were wrong. I have to do that constantly around here when I FUBAR something.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by zm1283

I've never taken scorekeeping "knowledge" from a woman.

I looked around some more online, and I guess it's a FC. I don't agree with it, but you guys are right. The hitter is getting screwed though either way.

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Again, what else could it have been? A fielder's choice! You keep telling us not to argue on things. We're not arguing, we're just expressing our opinions. Quit taking it so personally. Admit (and not grudgingly) that we were right and you were wrong. I have to do that constantly around here when I FUBAR something.

Gee, that looks like I admitted that I was wrong in that post. Did you not read the thread from the start, or did you choose to ignore it so you could pile on?

It's times like this that make you believe umpires have bigger egos than coaches, and I didn't think that was possible.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

..., but seriously wondering how anyone could come up with anything but Fielder's Choice as the answer to the question.

It's Dad's wishful thinking. Is it any wonder how some LL kids bat .800 when Dad has the book?

As for scorekeeping, I learned the craft from a woman in Candlestick Park, many years ago. She was quite good, and often disagreed with the official at the park, with good reason. I've never seen so many folks with scorebooks than in Candlestick. It's quite an art, and everyone had their own style. I got a good education, and appreciation for the game in that old meat locker of a park. I won't miss the location, but I do miss the fans, as they were very baseball savvy. Unlike Petco, that has to have the dumbest fans, on average, in MLB.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by kylejt

It's Dad's wishful thinking. Is it any wonder how some LL kids bat .800 when Dad has the book?

As for scorekeeping, I learned the craft from a woman in Candlestick Park, many years ago. She was quite good, and often disagreed with the official at the park, with good reason. I've never seen so many folks with scorebooks than in Candlestick. It's quite an art, and everyone had their own style. I got a good education, and appreciation for the game in that old meat locker of a park. I won't miss the location, but I do miss the fans, as they were very baseball savvy. Unlike Petco, that has to have the dumbest fans, on average, in MLB.

Agreed about Petco. I learned scorekeeping for both bowling and baseball as a young lad. Bowling from my nightly duties as scorekeeper for leagues (in the era before automatic scoring machines), picking up a little extra pocket money, and baseball from my dad and other fans at Westgate Park (where the Padres, of course played their PCL home games). It is indeed a lost art. Back then, it seemed as though everyone kept book. Some had real scorebooks, and most used the one that was inside the program. Ah, the good old days!

[DonInKansas]

Holy crap; a thread about rule 10 got to a second page! Insanity!

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by DonInKansas

Holy crap; a thread about rule 10 got to a second page! Insanity!

Things are a little slow - HS and college are over and LL and its bretheren orgs are transitioning between regular season and their tournaments. Summer ball is kicking off. It's raining. Need to do something to kill the boredom.

[DonInKansas]

I hear that. I've managed to stay as busy as I can with my limited schedule with summer ball. Jayhawk League ball has been a welcome change.