A different take

[David B]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

While I think that's the "right" ruling, I hope they change / clarify the rule next year to match.

I agree with that. It makes sense that is the "right" ruling, but you have a hard time finding that anywhere in the rulebooks.

Thanks
David

[Rich]

Originally Posted by David B

I agree with that. It makes sense that is the "right" ruling, but you have a hard time finding that anywhere in the rulebooks.

Thanks
David

Regardless, if this was called and I was serving on the protest committee, I'd quickly deny the protest. Baseball has a finite set of rules that cover a countably infinite set of circumstances.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Regardless, if this was called and I was serving on the protest committee, I'd quickly deny the protest. Baseball has a finite set of rules that cover a countably infinite set of circumstances.

Nerd.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Nerd.

Heh heh. It's the only reference I've made using my two math degrees in years. Glad someone appreciated it.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Heh heh. It's the only reference I've made using my two math degrees in years. Glad someone appreciated it.

Reminded me of the Hilbert Hotel...

[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Reminded me of the Hilbert Hotel...

Ah, a corner of my mind that I thought I had closed.

[greymule]

Nerd has been in common use for a long time now; it seemed to replace nebbish at some point. It's a bit strange to me that geek, given its original meaning, has today gained currency (is it Best Buy that advertises its "Geek Squad"?).

In Nightmare Alley (1947), the circus manager tells a down-and-out Tyrone Power, "OK, you can have the job . . . until we can find a real geek."