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Forum: Basketball Fri Apr 21, 2017, 04:47pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,194
Posted By MD Longhorn
Organizations like this are slowly starting to...

Organizations like this are slowly starting to find themselves on the wrong side of the employee/contractor argument.
Forum: Softball Fri Apr 21, 2017, 04:46pm
Replies: 12
Views: 885
Posted By MD Longhorn
It's been my experience that umpires who have...

It's been my experience that umpires who have "been around a long time" but are "set in their ways" rarely "know a lot". They THINK they do ... but they often "know" things that are either no longer...
Forum: Softball Fri Apr 21, 2017, 04:42pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,018
Posted By MD Longhorn
What exactly are you trying to say here? To...

What exactly are you trying to say here?

To judge a swing to be interference on the batter ... you DARN WELL better be judging intent on the batter's part to hit the catcher and not the ball.
Forum: Softball Fri Apr 21, 2017, 07:52am
Replies: 12
Views: 885
Posted By MD Longhorn
I'll be less diplomatic --- partner is an idiot. ...

I'll be less diplomatic --- partner is an idiot. In all rulesets.
Forum: Softball Thu Apr 20, 2017, 01:21pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,163
Posted By MD Longhorn
I remember that caseplay, but remember the...

I remember that caseplay, but remember the opposite ruling. Guess we need to find it. If I recall correctly, the ruling even clarified that if there was a force, the scoring runner erased that...
Forum: Softball Thu Apr 20, 2017, 09:24am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,163
Posted By MD Longhorn
Keep in mind that to pass a runner, your ENTIRE...

Keep in mind that to pass a runner, your ENTIRE body must be past the preceding runner. It is conceivably possible for the batter to touch home before the runner from first, without them breaking...
Forum: Basketball Tue Apr 18, 2017, 07:55am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,766
Posted By MD Longhorn
8 playoff series going... yet THIS is the only...

8 playoff series going... yet THIS is the only active thread. Guess the NBA guys are doing ok so far. :)
Forum: Softball Mon Apr 17, 2017, 10:03am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,056
Posted By MD Longhorn
Abandonment is not an appeal.

Abandonment is not an appeal.
Forum: Softball Fri Apr 14, 2017, 10:58am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,086
Posted By MD Longhorn
If she leaves live ball territory, ring her up...

If she leaves live ball territory, ring her up and deal with the aftermath - they won't make that mistake twice.

If she doesn't, watch and wait. I had this happen once where BR waited to high...
Forum: Softball Thu Apr 13, 2017, 04:37pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,078
Posted By MD Longhorn
Yes, they could have CHOSEN to make a play on...

Yes, they could have CHOSEN to make a play on another runner. They did not. The scored runner did not prevent them from doing so.
Forum: Baseball Wed Apr 12, 2017, 04:50pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,291
Posted By MD Longhorn
Toward your same normal spot for a play at first...

Toward your same normal spot for a play at first ... watching F3 (and maybe F4) to ensure you don't get near them. The catch is not your call, get in position for the play at first if it's not...
Forum: Softball Wed Apr 12, 2017, 10:41am
Replies: 2
Views: 840
Posted By MD Longhorn
NCAA: "The pitcher must be on the pitcher's...

NCAA:

"The pitcher must be on the pitcher's plate, the catcher in the catcher's box and the batter in the batter's box within 10 seconds after the pitcher receives the ball.."

That's half of...
Forum: Volleyball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 03:28pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,447
Posted By MD Longhorn
This sounds wrong... It would be...

This sounds wrong...

It would be interference if the serving team tried to make a legitimate play on the ball that's on THEIR side of the net, near a sideline, merely because someone from the...
Forum: Softball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 08:37am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,965
Posted By MD Longhorn
Very true. NCAA only ... but still true.

Very true. NCAA only ... but still true.
Forum: Softball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:54am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,965
Posted By MD Longhorn
In some codes of baseball, if the runner was...

In some codes of baseball, if the runner was obstructed between 1st and 2nd, and the umpire judged he would not have obtained 2nd base (say ... shortstop had the ball at the moment of obstruction by...
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:45am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,203
Posted By MD Longhorn
Nice immediate call by the ump.

Nice immediate call by the ump.
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:43am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,085
Posted By MD Longhorn
Usually just point and call them out. Everyone...

Usually just point and call them out. Everyone usually knows what you're calling.
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:42am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,572
Posted By MD Longhorn
We're all aware of that. But Mark is always very...

We're all aware of that. But Mark is always very precise and particular. Just ribbing him a bit for a minor misspeak.
Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 10, 2017, 12:55pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,572
Posted By MD Longhorn
I don't want you to say anything of the sort. ...

I don't want you to say anything of the sort.

If the catcher touched home ... the BATTER is not the one that's out.
Forum: Softball Mon Apr 10, 2017, 09:25am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,964
Posted By MD Longhorn
No. never. 2 days later, what's the explanation?

No. never. 2 days later, what's the explanation?
Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 10, 2017, 09:21am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,572
Posted By MD Longhorn
I'm going to give you a minute to think about...

I'm going to give you a minute to think about this sentence and decide whether to delete it or fix it.

:)
Forum: Softball Fri Apr 07, 2017, 08:49am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,738
Posted By MD Longhorn
Then games are 80 minutes. The 90 minute thing...

Then games are 80 minutes. The 90 minute thing is irrelevant unless you also mean that you drop dead in the middle of an inning if you hit 90 minutes ... which you likely don't.

And you are right...
Forum: Softball Thu Apr 06, 2017, 02:27pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,060
Posted By MD Longhorn
Her arm makes no difference ... but the location...

Her arm makes no difference ... but the location of BR when this happened certainly does (and we cannot see that from the video, but I did look up who the player was and she's fast). Clearly the...
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 05, 2017, 01:50pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,078
Posted By MD Longhorn
See posts 23 and 25 (and the posts just before...

See posts 23 and 25 (and the posts just before that you were saying "Yes" to, to keep it in context).

(I'm not berating you.)
Forum: Basketball Wed Apr 05, 2017, 01:38pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,078
Posted By MD Longhorn
(Searching for that term in my rulebook ... can't...

(Searching for that term in my rulebook ... can't find it...)

Because you claimed that you would call a simple hold (if it included grasping) an Intentional Foul.

It's not.

Not even close,...
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