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Old Sun Mar 18, 2012, 10:42am
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but the exception often causes the problem which is what happened in the playoff game I had in 1984 where we blew it.

That is with runner attempting home, (with less than two outs)

then you don't punish the guilty which is what we did. I was young umpire then and I went along with PU who said BR was out. The game was tied, and then on the next pitch BR hits grounder to SS and winning run scores.

Still sticks in my mind because we cost them a chance to go to the state finals that year.

But lesson was learned and never misapplied again (at least in my games)

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No protest?
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Old Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:12pm
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No protest?
1984 there was no such thing as a protest.... that was the good ole days ...

and neither coach complained, they didn't know the rule either ...

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Old Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:13pm
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1984 there was no such thing as a protest.... that was the good ole days ...

and neither coach complained, they didn't know the rule either ...

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And still not in some states.
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Old Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:54pm
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And still not in some states.
*raises hand halfway up*
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Old Tue Mar 20, 2012, 08:06am
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*raises hand halfway up*
Put that hand down... move along... nothing to see here.
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