Missed Base - Homerun

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by mbyron

These expressions in my experience accompany somebody making crap up. I don't recollect "gross miss" from J/R. I'll check when I get home, but if anyone knows where that is I'd like to see it.

And nothing about cutting across the diamond violates the "spirit" of "last time by": indeed, in the OP the runner touched the base on his last time by, so he not only observed the spirit but also the letter of the rule. Cutting across the diamond does violate the "spirit" of "every time by," but that's not a rule.

Contrary to your belief, it is not terminology in order to make crap up. Since the rule book contains many errors, omissions, and discrepencies, those are the guidelines that are used when determining rule interpretations. You may not like it, but that is the way it is. If you don't believe me, plunk down some cash and attend some higher education concerning baseball.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by UmpTTS43

Contrary to your belief, it is not terminology in order to make crap up. Since the rule book contains many errors, omissions, and discrepencies, those are the guidelines that are used when determining rule interpretations. You may not like it, but that is the way it is. If you don't believe me, plunk down some cash and attend some higher education concerning baseball.

Thanks for the advice, but I don't recall Evans ever using the expression "spirit of the game." Maybe consider practicing what you preach?

[UmpTTS43]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Thanks for the advice, but I don't recall Evans ever using the expression "spirit of the game." Maybe consider practicing what you preach?

You're right. I don't recall him using the expression "spirit of the game" when discussing rules and rule situations. But he did use "spirit of the rule", the same expression I used in my earlier post.

Maybe consider reading correctly before you decide to quote.