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Forum: Baseball Mon Mar 17, 2014, 11:57am

Replies: 16 Batter doesn't reach first Views: 2,177 Posted By maven A mechanically sound umpire would never allow... A mechanically sound umpire would never allow this to occur. The CR cannot come out until time has been granted. We do not grant time after a BB until the BR touches 1B.

Forum: Baseball Mon Mar 17, 2014, 11:54am

Replies: 5 DH Question.... Views: 1,195 Posted By maven Another approach: the DH and player he bats for... Another approach: the DH and player he bats for are both starters (so have re-entry privilege) and both IN the game at the same time, one on offense, one on defense. If the role of DH is...

Forum: Baseball Mon Mar 17, 2014, 11:49am

Replies: 4 MLB Umpire Chad Fairchild Views: 1,774 Posted By maven He was on the MLB roster as of last June, and his... He was on the MLB roster as of last June, and his personal page is still posted. Umpires: Roster | MLB.com: Official info (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/umpires/roster.jsp) Umpires: Roster |...

Forum: Baseball Mon Mar 17, 2014, 11:43am

Replies: 21 Restricted To The Dugout?? Views: 3,648 Posted By maven Yes, that's why the conference is charged. ... Yes, that's why the conference is charged. It's no more delay, and often less, to have F1 jog over to the dugout and back than to have coach haul his butt out to the mound and back.

Forum: Baseball Sat Feb 01, 2014, 10:46am

Replies: 4 NFHS Rules: Deliberately throw a bat or remove a helmet. Views: 3,235 Posted By maven The rationale for the delay is to permit the... The rationale for the delay is to permit the defense to play on other runners and perhaps to record additional outs, which stand.

Forum: Baseball Thu Jan 23, 2014, 05:22pm

Replies: 31 Poll: Running out of the baseline Views: 3,751 Posted By maven I don't find the video conclusive, since I can't... I don't find the video conclusive, since I can't see where he starts. The rule prohibits diverging more than 3 feet in order to avoid a tag: but you can't conclude from the fact that he avoided the...

Forum: Baseball Sat Dec 21, 2013, 09:40am

Replies: 15 MLB Pitchers to Wear Protective Headgear in 2014 Views: 2,569 Posted By maven Yeah, and sports just lose all of their... Yeah, and sports just lose all of their entertainment value unless someone is at risk of potentially lethal brain trauma.

Forum: Football Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:14pm

Replies: 71 Hit on Bengals punter Views: 4,618 Posted By maven The rationale was stated in the very first reply... The rationale was stated in the very first reply to your question, in post #2. Are you just quibbling about the word "defenseless?" Some players receive special protections due to the fact that...

Forum: Football Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:07pm

Replies: 98 Concussion Rule in Ohio Views: 6,013 Posted By maven "Unusual" behavior is not among the signs or... "Unusual" behavior is not among the signs or symptoms of concussion listed in this post (http://forum.officiating.com/football/95988-concussion-rule-ohio.html#post913735). It is not about trust,...

Forum: Football Tue Dec 10, 2013, 10:14am

Replies: 37 Alabama/Auburn Views: 3,623 Posted By maven No. I said, "the relevant ways." No. I said, "the relevant ways."

Forum: Football Mon Dec 09, 2013, 12:45pm

Replies: 6 Patriots-Browns Views: 1,323 Posted By maven That crew will have a couple downgrades from that... That crew will have a couple downgrades from that game. Since Boger called ING on Brady, he had to get one on the Browns' QB too, even though he was (a) out of the tackle box, and (b) the ball landed...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 09, 2013, 12:42pm

Replies: 21 Refs nail guy with laser pointer Views: 2,543 Posted By maven Sounds like theft... :D Handle it like an... Sounds like theft... :D Handle it like an official: "you can let me hold that whistle till after the game and watch, or you can keep the whistle and leave." Giving people choices is good....

Forum: Football Mon Dec 09, 2013, 10:05am

Replies: 98 Concussion Rule in Ohio Views: 6,013 Posted By maven Least appropriate in what respect? All the other... Least appropriate in what respect? All the other people you mention are partial and have a rooting interest in keeping a potentially injured player in the game. The only impartial people on the field...

Forum: Football Fri Dec 06, 2013, 01:04pm

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven They're illegal participation. 9-6-4d IIRC They're illegal participation. 9-6-4d IIRC

Forum: Football Fri Dec 06, 2013, 10:25am

Replies: 7 SI Article - Week in the life of an NFL Official - Part 1 Views: 1,033 Posted By maven Part III is the best of the 3, IMO. Part III is the best of the 3, IMO.

Forum: Football Fri Dec 06, 2013, 10:24am

Replies: 37 Alabama/Auburn Views: 3,623 Posted By maven 1. No. 2. No. 3. The clock should stop... 1. No. 2. No. 3. The clock should stop when the ball becomes dead (in the relevant ways).

Forum: Football Thu Dec 05, 2013, 02:36pm

Replies: 20 2013 Linfield College Football: Hampden-Sydney Punt Return Views: 1,897 Posted By maven ...which makes borderline blocks especially risky... ...which makes borderline blocks especially risky and thus even more inadvisable.

Forum: Football Wed Dec 04, 2013, 04:26pm

Replies: 31 NFHS Survey Views: 3,370 Posted By maven Is that by weight or volume? :D Is that by weight or volume? :D

Forum: Football Tue Dec 03, 2013, 03:13pm

Replies: 20 2013 Linfield College Football: Hampden-Sydney Punt Return Views: 1,897 Posted By maven My HS crew had a long (and admittedly rather... My HS crew had a long (and admittedly rather one-sided) conversation about getting off IBB this season. We were flagging these side blocks left and right last year, almost always getting them wrong....

Forum: Football Tue Dec 03, 2013, 09:45am

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven Illegal in NCAA, penalized as UNS: 9-2-2-b ... Illegal in NCAA, penalized as UNS: 9-2-2-b "No simulated replacements or substitutions may be used to confuse opponents. No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 02, 2013, 10:18pm

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven It sounds to me as if he misinterpreted the... It sounds to me as if he misinterpreted the phrase "stops within the nine yard marks." If the player is inside the numbers after the RFP, then he cannot be guilty of a formation foul for violating...

Forum: Football Mon Dec 02, 2013, 03:01pm

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven I recommend interpreting "immediately" here to... I recommend interpreting "immediately" here to mean "between the substitution and the snap." That way, it's clear that the case play and the rule fit neatly together.

Forum: Football Mon Dec 02, 2013, 02:02pm

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven Isn't that the same play being discussed here? ... Isn't that the same play being discussed here? http://forum.officiating.com/football/96655-hide-out-play-mhsaa-championship-game.html As I posted in that thread, it is illegal participation at...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 01, 2013, 04:36pm

Replies: 50 Hide Out Play in MHSAA Championship Game Views: 5,563 Posted By maven This play is properly penalized as illegal... This play is properly penalized as illegal participation, 15 yards from the previous spot. The following case play is similar (the free kick is irrelevant to the ruling). 9.6.4 SITUATION B:...

Forum: Football Sun Dec 01, 2013, 12:33pm

Replies: 37 Alabama/Auburn Views: 3,623 Posted By maven Maybe. I've still seen no sideline shot, and the... Maybe. I've still seen no sideline shot, and the sideline cameras might have been retasked for "end of game" shots and not watching the sidelines during the runback.

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