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Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 26, 2003, 04:37pm

Replies: 23 Signals off of rubber Views: 3,593 Posted By Boone No penalty. just a stern "Get on the rubber,... No penalty. just a stern "Get on the rubber, sign-taker!"

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 26, 2003, 10:09am

Replies: 20 Legally putting ball in play, dead ball violations Views: 4,868 Posted By Boone Eating Crow the "quality umpire" leading the charge that this is a balk and not a do-over wrote a well-known former MLB umpire, who might teach umpiring during the winter as well, and this was his response: ...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 26, 2003, 12:42am

Replies: 10 OBR 5.11 is it or is it not Views: 1,742 Posted By Boone 5.11 indicates that two requirements are needed... 5.11 indicates that two requirements are needed for a ball to be live, F1 has the ball in his possession while on the rubber and PU declares "play." Now there are times when it becomes live...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 26, 2003, 12:33am

Replies: 20 Legally putting ball in play, dead ball violations Views: 4,868 Posted By Boone Re: Somethings wrong here Lots of stuff is called during dead ball. A ball for going to the mouth for example. Base awards for example. Just not balks and certainly not this one.

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 26, 2003, 12:29am

Replies: 20 Legally putting ball in play, dead ball violations Views: 4,868 Posted By Boone Garth, thanks for the compliment. Actually, the... Garth, thanks for the compliment. Actually, the two main oponents are D1 and CC level umpires. Maybe they should be "johnsoned"! ;)

Forum: Baseball Wed Aug 07, 2002, 11:48am

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone okay, Mr. Boone's recently silence on the matter... okay, Mr. Boone's recently silence on the matter means he's coming around. Can I not at least eject someone for making a travesty of the game? Pleeeease???

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 11:51pm

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone Re: Yup, Jim.... Rich, this story makes sense because I remember you from NBUA and you seemed to always work the bases. You usually faced the plate however! Your old friend, Booney.

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 12:19pm

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone hey jim! you can stand next to me and that... hey jim! you can stand next to me and that retired MLB guy. Now you don't have to be alone!

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 12:11pm

Replies: 11 3-man Mechanics Views: 2,312 Posted By Boone all of the above is excellent advice. I... all of the above is excellent advice. I ususally finish my pregame with this: "If you feel like going, stay. If you feel like staying. go" 3-man is a ton of fun but it always seems like you are...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 12:05pm

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone we will continue to disagree on this one. ... we will continue to disagree on this one. However. When a batter hits the ball straight down, and trickles fair, but you think it hits him and call foul. It certainly didn't meet the requirement...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 11:51am

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone garth. The play said the plate guy was deceived.... garth. The play said the plate guy was deceived. He didn't know it. GET IT?

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 11:50am

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone Just calls em as I sees em Here's the original post: Then, F3 sneakily keeps the ball and the pitcher mounts the rubber without the ball. The deceived plate umpire calls "play" and the deceived R1 leads off and is tagged...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 06, 2002, 11:18am

Replies: 101 MLB umpire says that you can balk with a dead ball! Views: 11,048 Posted By Boone dead? Why do you keep refering this as a dead ball balk? all the chickanery happened during dead ball but the balk wasn't called until the ball was put in play. Now we have a balk. Game over.

Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 30, 2002, 11:44am

Replies: 7 Manager making changes during innings...... Views: 1,886 Posted By Boone can't the manager wait until he's at bat to... can't the manager wait until he's at bat to decide where those guys go? he may even pinch hit for one of the def subs...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 05:57pm

Replies: 13 Dugout decorum Views: 2,710 Posted By Boone what other things don't we mention in the... what other things don't we mention in the pregame, pitchers beaning batters, fielders running into walls, foul balls being hit into open dugouts. Man! the pregame will be longer than the game. ...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 12:54pm

Replies: 5 dropped bat Views: 1,683 Posted By Boone You see MLB players do this all the time. Runner... You see MLB players do this all the time. Runner stealing, pitch out, batter lunges at ball and releases the bat on swing. No way this is a ball if the bat deflects the ball foul. Sounds like you...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 12:50pm

Replies: 4 Funny Ejections Views: 1,781 Posted By Boone Back in the day when i was but a youngster, I was... Back in the day when i was but a youngster, I was working a pretty high level game for my experience. I'm on the dish. As the pitch is thrown to the righty, a beach ball bounces into left field....

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 12:43pm

Replies: 20 A better way to handle? Views: 2,907 Posted By Boone Now to deal with why the BU did what he did. ... Now to deal with why the BU did what he did. Just a thought. We've got a guy who transfered from a different association. All this guy does is badmouth his partners. Yet the guy personally is...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 12:32pm

Replies: 4 Chatty Catcher Views: 1,587 Posted By Boone I love those kind of catchers. Keeps the game... I love those kind of catchers. Keeps the game movin along!

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 12:28pm

Replies: 16 just pondering Views: 3,044 Posted By Boone Analogy Three and two count on the batter. check swing, pitch in the dirt. PU: Ball Four. No he didn't go. Batter: removes shin guard protector and begins to trot to first Catcher: simultaneously...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 02:23am

Replies: 18 artist's Views: 3,000 Posted By Boone GS, you make some fine points. But I equate your... GS, you make some fine points. But I equate your little chat with the players to catching my dog digging in the garbage can. I can scold him all I want and he will think to himself, better not do...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 29, 2002, 02:10am

Replies: 16 just pondering Views: 3,044 Posted By Boone I think its crappy because that player should be... I think its crappy because that player should be going all out for that steal. If he lets up that his biz and yeah for the defense for gunning him out. And BTW. The PU calling ball 4, requesting...

Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 26, 2002, 01:35pm

Replies: 26 Geeky, Or Not? Views: 3,230 Posted By Boone I've worked some games with the Moose. Not too... I've worked some games with the Moose. Not too impressed. Probably one of those guys who leaves it all on the web... ;)

Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 26, 2002, 11:29am

Replies: 26 Geeky, Or Not? Views: 3,230 Posted By Boone we aim to please. we aim to please.

Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 26, 2002, 11:28am

Replies: 13 Dugout decorum Views: 2,710 Posted By Boone Some guys think its nitpicky, others don't. ... Some guys think its nitpicky, others don't. If you don't want buckets on the field have them put them away. Coaches are starting to take advantage of our kind, gentle nature...all of a sudden...

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