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Old Thu Aug 11, 2011, 03:32pm
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Thanks UES. I agree with all of you. I'm never going to my partner to say "Hey, I think he stepped out of the box. What do you have?" But it was just the idea of it. That's a call I'm never making unless I have been tipped off on a certain batter. And it's my hope that young umps learning the trade may read a conversation like this and pick up on some subtle mechanical hints. TWO EYES ON THE BALL....HEAD STATIONARY!!!
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Old Thu Aug 11, 2011, 07:41pm
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That's a call I'm never making unless I have been tipped off on a certain batter. And it's my hope that young umps learning the trade may read a conversation like this and pick up on some subtle mechanical hints. TWO EYES ON THE BALL....HEAD STATIONARY!!!
Never generalize. This call can be made in more than a few circumstances.
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Old Wed Aug 17, 2011, 12:25pm
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Never generalize.
Now that's funny.
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Old Wed Aug 17, 2011, 01:01pm
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Now that's funny.
And always true.
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Old Thu Aug 18, 2011, 12:33am
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Now that's funny.
Yes. As MU said, it is the only generalization that is true.
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Old Thu Aug 18, 2011, 09:38am
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Yes. As MU said, it is the only generalization that is true.
Only if you simplistically fail to distinguish between general truths and universal truths.
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