Forum: Baseball
Wed May 15, 2002, 03:04pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,424
I'm new at this, but my general philosophy is...
I'm new at this, but my general philosophy is that if I get confused about something I don't call time. I'll wait for a play to completely finish, then call time, then go back and review whatever...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 15, 2002, 02:50pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,542
brandda, Last night when the coach complained...
brandda, Last night when the coach complained that I wasn't letting his pitcher warm up (he said it's a safety issue) I told him the pitcher should have been warming up while they were at bat. He...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 15, 2002, 12:46pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,909
Marty, I wasn't posting in response to your...
Marty, I wasn't posting in response to your entry. I was just citing the relevant entry in "The right call" for the original question. Yes, your 4-point system sounds good to me. But what is the...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 15, 2002, 11:58am
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,909
The Right Call
Here is what it says in LL "The Right Call" for Rule 6.06
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"A batter is out for illegal action when:
(c) interfering with the catcher's fielding or throwing by stepping out of the batter's box...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 15, 2002, 11:32am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,542
Thanks
Thanks for the words of encouragement. I really like umping. I have 3 boys (2, 4 and 8) who all love baseball, and like phillycheese said I expect to get many more years of experience enjoying my...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 14, 2002, 10:39pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,542
My son plays LL Minors ~8yr-olds. The league...
My son plays LL Minors ~8yr-olds. The league needs volunteer umps, so I've volunteered. I have 4 games under my belt behind home plate and a couple in the field. I think I do a pretty good job: I...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 12, 2002, 11:44pm
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,007
Appealable calls followup question
A couple of folks here have said that I could not have legally changed my ruling even if I wanted to because the call is not legally appealable. I've changed my calls of balls to strikes a couple of...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 12, 2002, 11:34pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,155
Stealing forbidden?
I've read through the 2002 LL rulebook a couple of times so far and I don't recall anything about stealing being forbidden. I do recall the rulebook saying a runner cannot leave base until the ball...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 12, 2002, 01:19am
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,007
This happened to me today. LL (8yr-olds), I'm...
This happened to me today. LL (8yr-olds), I'm plate ump. 2 outs, one runner at 2nd. Batter hits to F6, who bobbles ball to F5. I'm running up 3rd base line to see the play on R2. F5 reaches out with...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 12, 2002, 12:46am
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,155
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Forum: Baseball
Mon May 06, 2002, 06:14pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,206
I have much less experience than you, but I...
I have much less experience than you, but I wouldn't put as much emphasis on developing pitching abilities in the 7-9 yr-old age group as you seem to do. At that age level I think develop solid...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 01, 2002, 06:35pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,515
Steal
Thanks. The written local rule is as follows: "Stealing on passed balls is allowed, but no stealing of home." So it seems there is a contradiction of terms as OBR states that running on a passed ball...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 01, 2002, 04:23pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,515
I haven't been able to find the definition of...
I haven't been able to find the definition of steal in any rulebooks. They make references to steals, but don't define them. Can anyone provide me a definition and reference?
My local league has...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 01, 2002, 04:23pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,269
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