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Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 01, 2003, 10:48am
Replies: 32
Views: 14,129
Posted By Whowefoolin
Lonewolf, I wouldn't be "looking" for balks....

Lonewolf,

I wouldn't be "looking" for balks. Call them if they occur. If you start "looking" then everything looks like a balk.

If you see something out of the ordinary while calling...
Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 01, 2003, 10:41am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,455
Posted By Whowefoolin
OK, the umps blew it. If they are volunteers,...

OK, the umps blew it. If they are volunteers, then they have a reason. If your league is paying them, then they have no excuse for blowing this.

No league can have a "made-up" rule for the 10...
Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 29, 2003, 11:52pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,166
Posted By Whowefoolin
Get your country to to take off their skirts and...

Get your country to to take off their skirts and back the US in the fight, then we will give you some advise on "America's Past Time".

I don't think certain countries should be allowed to...
Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 29, 2003, 11:48pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,647
Posted By Whowefoolin
Tee-ball, You have an entry for every game? ...

Tee-ball,

You have an entry for every game? May I say...life? I have done about 1/8th of those many games and already know the "knotty problems" and what I did wrong.

As for entries about my...
Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 24, 2003, 12:23am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,566
Posted By Whowefoolin
Evolution! For some reason or another, that tag...

Evolution! For some reason or another, that tag has evolved into a "phantom" tag. For right or wrong, it is part of the game at the "upper" level. Probably for reasons that we don't know...or...
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 18, 2003, 12:26am
Replies: 1
Views: 849
Posted By Whowefoolin
Getting relocated for work and would love to...

Getting relocated for work and would love to umpire there. Will be there in late June/early July if anything going on.

I know it should be hot and humid, but oh well!

Any help out there?
Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 14, 2003, 12:49am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,299
Posted By Whowefoolin
Situation: A looping, slow, lazy curve coming in...

Situation: A looping, slow, lazy curve coming in to the batter head level. Batter is a "deer in the headlights". He just freezes. At the last minute he puts up his forward hand to fend off the...
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 11, 2003, 12:45am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,600
Posted By Whowefoolin
And your question is.......? MSBL is...

And your question is.......? MSBL is respectable. They pay before and don't need to go easy.

They are 12 runs after 7 by the way.
Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 10, 2003, 02:35pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,469
Posted By Whowefoolin
The board is voted in by the members of the...

The board is voted in by the members of the League. So no matter what the board decided, it was a decision and should have been adhered to by all.

Now I would, boot the coach from the team and...
Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 01, 2003, 12:43am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,237
Posted By Whowefoolin
Good, smart coaches. They are using tactics they...

Good, smart coaches. They are using tactics they know instead of sitting on their butts.

First of all, it is not your job to get both ends of that play. The coach knows and he called you on it. ...
Forum: Baseball Fri May 23, 2003, 12:41am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,500
Posted By Whowefoolin
You have got to take in the atmosphere. I had...

You have got to take in the atmosphere. I had two LL Major games a week apart. Same teams. Both are at the top. Coaches say it is just a game, but no matter how much a parent/coach wants to have...
Forum: Baseball Fri May 16, 2003, 12:33am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,820
Posted By Whowefoolin
Do not watch professional ANYTHING! If you...

Do not watch professional ANYTHING!

If you want to be a wrestler, don't watch WWF.

If you want to be an NBA ref, don't watch them give that extra step to Jordan.

And if you want to be an...
Forum: Baseball Wed May 14, 2003, 02:18pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,748
Posted By Whowefoolin
Every pitch should be considered a strike unless...

Every pitch should be considered a strike unless proven different. Think strikes all the time, and those marginal pitches will stop being marginal and start becoming strikes.

Marginal pitches are...
Forum: Baseball Tue May 13, 2003, 01:47pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,660
Posted By Whowefoolin
T, Just answer the question given and quit...

T,

Just answer the question given and quit attempting elitism by judging others inputs.

When did God make you the say all of who can say what? If you don't have something nice....

I don't...
Forum: Baseball Mon May 12, 2003, 12:46am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,311
Posted By Whowefoolin
TIME!! I will not do Minor (9-10 yr olds) games...

TIME!! I will not do Minor (9-10 yr olds) games for money...and never let anyone upset me while doing Minor games because it ain't worth it.

Give back the money, tell the drunk you're sorry, and...
Forum: Baseball Sun May 11, 2003, 12:49am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,660
Posted By Whowefoolin
1 2 2 1. Because he never officially...

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1. Because he never officially reached second, I would put it down as a single and score the runner from 3rd only.

2. Because the runner never officially reached third, put it as a...
Forum: Baseball Wed Apr 30, 2003, 12:52am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,354
Posted By Whowefoolin
Picking off a runner from the wind-up will never...

Picking off a runner from the wind-up will never be done. First of all the pitcher goes to the wind-up conceding the pick-off play.

If he was thinking pick off, he would go to the stretch.

Now...
Forum: Baseball Sun Apr 27, 2003, 12:00am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,948
Posted By Whowefoolin
Obviously Chris S has a small itty bitty chip on...

Obviously Chris S has a small itty bitty chip on his shoulder. But without going into his childhood...

...no the umpire should just keep quiet and observe the action. If the kid hears the parents...
Forum: Baseball Fri Apr 25, 2003, 12:37am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,564
Posted By Whowefoolin
Let's get serious. The umpire is not going to...

Let's get serious. The umpire is not going to put the ball back in play if the guy is 3/4 of the way to the next base leading off.

Now, the umpire will put the ball back in play without a retouch...
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 22, 2003, 11:17pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,461
Posted By Whowefoolin
Be alert and see that the batter is taking signs...

Be alert and see that the batter is taking signs legally (one foot in box) and pitcher is starting something.

Hold up a hand to let pitcher know not to pitch. This would have eleviated...
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 22, 2003, 11:11pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,485
Posted By Whowefoolin
Pete, You seem confused. And might be...

Pete,

You seem confused. And might be confusing this fellow. There was not an "accidental appeal". There was a tag after he slid by. I understand that it is undetermined if he touched the base...
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 22, 2003, 12:18am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,822
Posted By Whowefoolin
iiitbtsbibs (is bs) If you flinch with a...

iiitbtsbibs (is bs)

If you flinch with a runner on first, is that a balk to first? Who cares, he flinched. It could have been a flinch to the plate. But WHO CARES.

If you don't step...
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 15, 2003, 12:35am
Replies: 25
Views: 3,772
Posted By Whowefoolin
In going to the plate he must either perform the...

In going to the plate he must either perform the stretch/set prior to delivery, or the windup motion. Anything else would become a balk/quick pitch and allow the runner to advance to home.
Forum: Baseball Fri Apr 04, 2003, 12:47am
Replies: 77
Views: 6,286
Posted By Whowefoolin
Garth/Tee, In what situation will you ask...

Garth/Tee,

In what situation will you ask your partner for help then? Do you two umpire on an island and leave the other ump (either BU or PU) to fend for himself and make a two-man system...
Forum: Baseball Thu Apr 03, 2003, 02:08pm
Replies: 18
Views: 5,009
Posted By Whowefoolin
Keep all plays to your right. Never have your...

Keep all plays to your right. Never have your back towards a "potential" play.

Angle over distance.

Hustle. No one can argue if you make some questionable calls and hustling. It is when you...
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