Forum: Feedback
Sat Mar 08, 2014, 08:16pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,142
McGriffs
"I recall the old McGriff days in the late 80s or early 90s."
Ah, McGriffs, I remember those days fondly. McGriffs started in about 1997 and was overrun with spam and insults by 2001. It was...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 08, 2014, 12:08pm
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,224
The Worst Baseball and Sports Program
All,
It has been several years since I have logged on here. Go to:
What Wilson?s 21-year streak tells us about DCPS sports - The Washington Post...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 19, 2010, 12:34pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,434
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 12, 2010, 12:37pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,575
You are correct - except
You are 100% correct in OBR and NCAA. However, this ruling is based on a phone conversation in 2001 between CC and Fitzpatrick. There is no known written record of this ruling. The BRD also says that...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 12, 2010, 09:07am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,575
Yes, and according to the BRD, even if he is an...
Yes, and according to the BRD, even if he is an announced substitute for an incorrect batter, he was still batting for the correct batter even in FED. The umpire and scorekeepers are to change their...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Apr 11, 2010, 11:07am
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,575
The weird stuff!
:confused:
Before you read this post get your mind into high school game administration. Get a picture in your mind of the scorekeeper, press box, and typical mediocre federation plate umpire. In...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 29, 2009, 05:04am
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,679
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 28, 2009, 09:36pm
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,679
Special Olympics maybe?
All,
It has been a long time since I have been here but I had something happen in a game that I thought would bring a chuckle to the board.
Varsity baseball, triple A, which is supposed to be...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 01, 2008, 09:27am
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,047
All,
Unfortunately, I do not have any...
All,
Unfortunately, I do not have any further info on this incident, but in looking through my assignor archives, I found a similar incident involving one of our umpires.
In the days before...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 29, 2008, 08:55am
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,047
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 28, 2008, 01:02pm
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,047
Assignor Nightmares
All,
I don't assign anymore but now and then a nightmare comes to my attention that I pass on for your amusement. This one resulted in 4 ejections. The umpires did nothing wrong, other than to be...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Jul 29, 2007, 10:09am
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,791
Little League
I know that the following article is so cynical that I some may think that I wrote it.
Peter
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/28/AR2007072801205.html
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 05, 2007, 04:29pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,562
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 05, 2007, 09:16am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,766
Unfortunately, other than the umpires that I...
Unfortunately, other than the umpires that I worked with, I do not have a list of the umpires that work there. You could contact the assignor, Nick Zibelli. Go to www.cbuao.com for more info.
Peter
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 28, 2007, 09:06pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,766
It is really me. I did not move but I have been...
It is really me. I did not move but I have been coming to the Cape for the last three years to spend a week umpiring the best baseball outside of pro ball that one can do. It is a lot better than any...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 28, 2007, 03:51pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,766
Stalin in Action
:o)
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/SPORTS/706270337/-1/SPORTS01
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 06, 2006, 04:37pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,583
Answer me this.
Ok, let us take your argument to its logical conclusion. Umpires are athletes. We do not compete against another team, but we are part of the athletic process. So why not:
1. Fine batters for...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 22, 2006, 07:24am
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,466
Windy is right on this one. You and your...
Windy is right on this one. You and your reputation are on the line when your partner makes up a rule out of thin air. As far as the news media, the coaches, the players, and the parents/fans, it was...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jun 19, 2006, 09:24am
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Replies: 79
Views: 11,317
All,
I would like to correct one of the...
All,
I would like to correct one of the entrys. I was assigned games under the umbrella of Nick Zibelli. After his name on the list is written "...lied to his umpires to get them to work."
That...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 08, 2006, 10:05am
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,622
Rich,
I will try to do the next best thing...
Rich,
I will try to do the next best thing in Part VII of my article. (Managment's side that is.) During my work as a replacement, I got to talk to several team general managers and one minor...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jun 01, 2006, 03:27pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,747
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Forum: Baseball
Mon May 15, 2006, 03:06pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,886
They are not my brothers!
Another shameless advertisement:
Actually, this "brotherhood" has been more or less a fiction for years. The strike has only made the schism more visable. Read my series of articles for details....
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Jan 24, 2006, 11:37am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,174
This legislation has made the Washington Post...
This legislation has made the Washington Post today. Note that near the end of the article, the committee chairman in charge of this legislation plans to kill it right away. All of the local...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jan 23, 2006, 05:19pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,174
EMD;
Your analysis would be correct except...
EMD;
Your analysis would be correct except for one thing:
95% of the lighted fields that I mentioned are owned by local government agencies and were erected with tax money. They can legally...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jan 23, 2006, 03:52pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,174
All;
I just did a rough count and we have...
All;
I just did a rough count and we have about 70 lighted 90 foot baseball fields in Northern Virginia. We have another 60 or so lighted football fields and an untold number of lighted soccer and...
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