Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 11, 2006, 12:37pm
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I work in a JUCO conference that requires wood...
I work in a JUCO conference that requires wood bats. Games are faster, more ground outs, pitchers aren't afraid to come inside. When a kid gets jammed, it's a broken-bat-out instead of a bloop single...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 06, 2006, 12:33pm
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,358
True dat
mbyron ... that's a great point ... apparently nobody ever appealed.
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 06, 2006, 11:53am
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Replies: 29
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Agreed
LMan ... I absolutely agree with your post.
What these coaches want to do is to "get on" a guy for MAYBE not watching. Perception is reality. If the coach (or the player assigned to the umpire)...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 06, 2006, 11:36am
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Replies: 29
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Interesting that this would come up now ...
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Interesting that this would come up now ...
I can't remember which current pro player it was, but during a recent interview, he said this very same play happened in a high school championship...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 02:31pm
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Replies: 21
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Well said, Steve and Tim.
Ya know, I checked...
Well said, Steve and Tim.
Ya know, I checked into this forum before registering, and decided that it would be a good place to both gain and share knowledge or just bounce stuff off others.
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 12:34pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,724
Tim,
Agreed, camps/clinics/books say the...
Tim,
Agreed, camps/clinics/books say the call belongs to the BU ... and the sacrafice/compromise thing is always gonna be there, huh?
Speaking of what camps/clinics say ...
In a recent...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 12:08pm
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Replies: 27
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THAT is what this is all about
2rad4u ...
This is exactly where we need to clarify things. I've always been taught that if the ball (bounding or in the air) goes PAST the bag, U1/U3 has the call.
But my heart and my head...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 11:39am
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Replies: 27
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This is the clarification we need ...
Yes, bounding ball.
IMO, a bounding ball SHOULD be called by the UIC. But our mechanics books say otherwise.
I like the communication piece above, Ozzy.
2rad4u, to clarify, I wasn't making...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 10:25am
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Replies: 27
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Fair/Foul from position A or D
Looking for some help on a screamer down the line while I'm in A or D ...
In pregame we cover it: UIC has the ball to the bag (or to the cutout, depending on who you're working with); U1 or U3...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 05, 2006, 10:08am
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,018
Pregame
Hello all,
New to the site, but not to the game. First post ...
I work HS and am a rookie JUCO umpire. Great discussion about UIC covering 3B on this thread.
My 2-cents-worth on the subject...
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