Forum: Baseball
Tue Dec 18, 2007, 02:29pm
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Replies: 7
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Comparison - Baseball vs. Softball
Wikipedia has a chart similar to what you're describing. It shows several differences (and resources) among Baseball, Fast Pitch and Slow Pitch.
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Nov 12, 2007, 01:04pm
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Replies: 79
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Nov 02, 2007, 11:51am
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,755
May I suggest "Between the Lines"...
May I suggest "Between the Lines" (www.btlofficialsgear.com) as an excellent alternative to Honigs?
Rex Mehroff, the founder and owner, is very "Official/Umpire and customer oriented" and will...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Nov 01, 2007, 09:25am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,612
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Oct 05, 2007, 06:34am
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,414
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Jul 25, 2007, 09:28am
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Replies: 31
Views: 4,545
Kevin Gregg of the Florida Marlins started...
Kevin Gregg of the Florida Marlins started wearing reflective sunglasses while pitching, even at night. The shades have become his signature . . . and a key to his success, or so he says. Gregg...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 23, 2007, 10:47am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,484
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 23, 2007, 10:11am
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,753
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 23, 2007, 10:01am
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,753
Actually, Ria is the top ranked umpire in AA...
Actually, Ria is the top ranked umpire in AA ball; currently assigned to the Southern League. In addition to umpiring the Futures Game in Pittsburgh last year, she was a Spring Training umpire for...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Jul 17, 2007, 11:04am
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Replies: 139
Views: 9,862
"I have a challenge for you. Just show one...
"I have a challenge for you. Just show one reference (just one) where it says our job is to use a "plate brush" for sweeping off the plate?"
Peace
For #666:
The Boston Globe had a September...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Jun 19, 2007, 10:51am
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,297
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 31, 2007, 12:22pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,148
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 31, 2007, 12:07pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,148
This posting is getting absolutely ridiculous. ...
This posting is getting absolutely ridiculous. What if, spectators that were given "Thunder Sticks", banged them together at the exact moment. The umpire, thinking it was someone in the bench that...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 31, 2007, 08:15am
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,148
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 31, 2007, 08:11am
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,146
Or you can just show up 5-minutes before game...
Or you can just show up 5-minutes before game time and skip all the preliminaries. More than likely, if your partner is an old-timer, that's what he's gonna do. :D
As for Division I . . . you...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 31, 2007, 08:03am
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,148
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 17, 2007, 01:31pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,772
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 17, 2007, 10:54am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,772
Don't laugh. I just got a note from an umpire...
Don't laugh. I just got a note from an umpire prospect in response to a note I sent where we require Black shirts for a particular tournament. He wanted to know if a regular black polo shirt would...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 17, 2007, 09:21am
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,772
Base Pants
"Between the Lines" at www.btlofficialsgear.com has Sansabelt Pleated Base Pants for $46.90 and Plain Front Base Pants for $44.90. If you want them to alter the inseam, they charge an additional...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 08, 2007, 02:03pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,859
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 08, 2007, 01:49pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,859
Rule 8.01(b)
JM,
You didn't read the first part of the Rule, JM.
"Before assuming Set Position" (which is defined in 8.01(b)), the pitcher MAY elect (my own emphasis added) to make any natural preliminary...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 08, 2007, 01:35pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,859
OBR and the Set Position
For Eureka 25:
In OBR, the pitcher may start with his hands together and his pivot foot on the rubber. To rule a balk or illegal pitch, you'd have to make a judgement if he took "enough" time...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 03, 2007, 10:41am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,539
Pre-Game Discussion Item
It's not unheard of that the two umps will discuss this very thing at their pre-game. My usual partners know that the BU takes the pitcher's waist down for calling balks; the PU will take from the...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 12, 2007, 12:58pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,141
Archangel:
There are a couple of rules and...
Archangel:
There are a couple of rules and guidance documents, at least in OBR and possibly in FED as well. "If a ball strikes a piece of equipment that is on LBT (usually the lip or top step of a...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 23, 2007, 11:29am
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,987
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