Forum: Baseball
Wed Jul 07, 2010, 12:40pm
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2-Man to 3 or 4-Man?
I am the Assistant Chief Umpire for one of my leagues. We finally (after years of discussion) went to 2-man crews for our high school and Jr. high levels 2 years ago. We had previously only used...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 10, 2009, 01:29am
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,340
Technically speaking this pitcher would be then...
Technically speaking this pitcher would be then pitching from the stretch and not the windup. FED 6-1-3: For the set position (...) he shall stand with his entire non-pivot foot in front of a line...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri May 08, 2009, 01:15pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,415
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 06, 2009, 04:47pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,510
Oops
Good point Tim. I was so concerned with positioning in regards to R2 that I totally forgot about the B/R.
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 06, 2009, 03:51pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,510
BU has both calls at the bases, the PU is...
BU has both calls at the bases, the PU is responsible to watch for INT at 2B.
My understanding is the PU has the fair/foul when the BU is in B or C. So the BU is responsible for the...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 04:57pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 04:21pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
Other possibilities?
This all depends on how you are viewing the actions from the OP in your mind. What if the B/R stops/ducks/jumps out of the way and F2 & F1 collide/bounce off each other thus causing the ball to come...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 03:25pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
Apology
I apologize. I don't know what the heck I was thinking while I was writing that, and then defending it too! Looking back I see that I am referencing something completely different. We all make...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 02:43pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 02:24pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
Fed 8-1-1 E
A batter becomes a runner [...] when...
E. the catcher or any other defensive team player obstructs him. The coach or captain of the team at bat, after being informed by the UIC of the...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 12:41pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
Larger context
Preceding wording in 8-3-2: "When obstruction occurs, the umpire gives the delayed dead ball signal and calls 'obstruction.'"
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 12:11pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 3,033
5-1-2b
FED 5-1-2b: It is a delayed dead ball when a catcher or any fielder obstructs a batter or runner.
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 05, 2009, 10:35am
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Replies: 23
Views: 4,611
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Forum: Baseball
Mon May 04, 2009, 11:45am
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,332
Be Clear
The league that I work for uses both a time-limit on games (no inning starts after 2:10 from start of game, no inning start within 10 minutes of the scheduled start time of the next game on the...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 28, 2009, 10:33am
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,932
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 28, 2009, 10:18am
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,932
If the ball hit the dirt in batters box, behind...
If the ball hit the dirt in batters box, behind the foul line, and then was caught behind the bag at 3rd in foul territory then it is almost impossible for the ball to arch over to fair and cross the...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 22, 2009, 12:39pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,688
Term Clarification
The term foul tip refers to a pitch that is contacted by the bat then moves directly to the catcher's mit and is caught by any player. It is a live ball and a strike on the batter.
I believe the...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 11:48pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Not every last person involved with BAA is...
Not every last person involved with BAA is unpaid. Just as not all personnel of a volunteer fire department are unpaid. Our officials are the only paid people in the system. That is to off-set the...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 11:33pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Trick Question
In this instance it is neither, it is either a fair or foul ball. Depending on where it comes to rest or is first touched.
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 11:27pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Reply 3 of 2 (Forgot something)
I am listening to these people, that is the reason that I joined to open my mind to the knowledge elsewhere in this game. I also trying to (as I said previously ) to look at things from another...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 11:12pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Reply 2 of 2
FED RULE 2
SECTION 8: Bunt
A bunt is a fair ball in which the batter does not swing to hit the ball, but holds the bat in the path of the ball to tap it slowly to the infield. (the rest is...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 10:59pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Reply 1 of 2
I am not trying to do that, I am trying to really get into the rules. I am trying to look at a different angle, and really see how it works.
I am disappointed with your lack of...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 04:38pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
Re: ~Sigh~
I feel that I have not been clear enough. I am not saying or implying that only holding the bat in the zone is a strike.
I am trying to counter (what I perceive to be) the idea that holding the...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 03:36pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
I am quoting out of order....
I...
I am quoting out of order....
I apologize, I should have worded my response differently. I do call all pitches that come through the zone as strikes. I should have stated, "when the pitch...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 15, 2009, 12:40pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,860
And of course as with many things in this great...
And of course as with many things in this great game, we get to decide what is an attempt. A player who holds his bat in the strike-zone and then doesn't move at all when the ball comes through the...
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