Forum: Softball
Fri Nov 03, 2006, 02:35pm
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Forum: Softball
Fri Nov 03, 2006, 10:56am
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Forum: Softball
Thu Nov 02, 2006, 09:12pm
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I think this is a great response, Mike. You...
I think this is a great response, Mike. You bring up points already debated in class. Can you give supporting documentation (and, further, enough public support) to return the whipping post? Can...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Nov 02, 2006, 09:04pm
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Forum: Softball
Thu Nov 02, 2006, 03:13pm
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Forum: Softball
Thu Nov 02, 2006, 03:11pm
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I shared your comment with them just now...and...
I shared your comment with them just now...and they took rather heated offense, as if you were insulting them. I informed them that you were NOT trying to insult them; rather, it is just in your...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Nov 02, 2006, 01:58pm
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Replies: 80
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I had my government class read this thread and...
I had my government class read this thread and comment on it...while they mostly think it is stupid to even consider this type of legislation, they were able to find parts of the Constitution of the...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Oct 26, 2006, 09:03am
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,241
As the weather gets colder...
I long for the summer past...in Owensboro...when it was 100 plus high humidity. Those were the days! :)
Anyone else miss Owensboro? BTW, heard TEAM IP EVENTS cleared 10 million on the tourney!...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Oct 06, 2006, 06:43am
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Replies: 16
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I hate to admit it, but I agree with you Mike. ...
I hate to admit it, but I agree with you Mike. :D At the national I went to this year...and others on this board can attest...we were told some strange positioning, and it was personal preferences...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Oct 05, 2006, 12:15pm
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I taught my pitchers to do it to see if the...
I taught my pitchers to do it to see if the umpires in my area (when I coached high school) would call them for starting with BOTH feet off the pitchers plate!
BTW...none of them called it, and it...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Oct 05, 2006, 12:11pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,301
Mike,
I concur with you...it's a path. ...
Mike,
I concur with you...it's a path. Unfortunately at the last 2 ASA national schools I attended, it was taught as a spot/move. It's not. It IS a path. The whole idea being to turn towards...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Oct 04, 2006, 04:22pm
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Replies: 12
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Interesting conversation topic Mike.
I've...
Interesting conversation topic Mike.
I've had this conversation myself. I feel the buttonhook have been overanalyzed. The intent is to get inside and make a crisp turn, not a rounding motion. ...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Sep 29, 2006, 07:34am
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Forum: Softball
Mon Aug 21, 2006, 08:12am
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In a word,
YES.
If a team doesn't...
In a word,
YES.
If a team doesn't want to play the game, or decides they've had enough, then call it a day.
If the loser's bracket team wants to forfeit the championship game because...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Aug 18, 2006, 01:33pm
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Replies: 16
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In a word...
No. I don't do lines.
Now, as a UIC, JUST because I wanted to get the final game in, I did grab a rake and work a diamond (again, I had a 2 hour drive home, it was already late, and we needed to...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jul 26, 2006, 09:58am
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,032
Other stuff...
When I do local leagues, often we mix and match, meaning for the first game we will wear powder blue/gray and the second powder blue/navy. Or we might wear powder blue/gray and then navy blue/gray. ...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jul 26, 2006, 08:57am
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,032
My thoughts, not that you care....
I like the powder over navy look. I think it looks really sharp.
That being said, I have no problem wearing the various other combinations. I like the Dark blue over gray, but really like the...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Jul 20, 2006, 09:19am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,637
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Forum: Softball
Thu Jul 20, 2006, 09:17am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,637
Owenboro, KY
I'm doing the 18U A in Owensboro, Kentucky. It will be my fourth national. Looking forward to it!
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jul 18, 2006, 11:02am
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jul 18, 2006, 10:50am
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,844
Sent my first "blue" home this year
I was UIC a few weeks ago for a local tourney...had to evaluate umpires...long story short, after showing up without the proper uniform, and after I redid the schedule so that this umpire could work...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jul 18, 2006, 10:41am
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,013
One pitch Strikeout?
I was UIC for a tourney the other weekend, and I had an umpire "bragging" about getting a one-pitch strikeout. here's how it went down:
Called strike one on first pitch. Batter step out of the...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Jul 13, 2006, 09:30am
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,404
Indiana's ASA 2-day school is among the best...
Indiana's ASA 2-day school is among the best clinics I've been too, regardless of organization. Indiana is blessed with some of the best ASA umpires, hell, umpires period, in the nation. The...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Mar 15, 2006, 10:02am
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Replies: 2
Views: 789
Find your needs
First, find out what the group needs to cover: mechanics, rule interpretations, etc.
Focus on what the group needs not on what they don't need.
Then bring in the best possible instructors you...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jan 11, 2006, 06:52am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,050
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