Forum: Baseball
Sun Feb 21, 2010, 12:41am
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,609
Intervening Play?
straight from rule 2.00--
On any interference the ball is dead.
Therefore, no play can follow the interference.
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Forum: Baseball
Fri May 18, 2007, 10:20pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,418
My son
My son is 13, has been playing ball of some sort for eight years. He has always wanted to umpire, so I told him that this year, after he has some playing experience on a real-size diamond, I would...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jul 28, 2006, 02:30pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,629
RE: Priorities
Rut,
It seems as if you have a problem with your priorities::p
"Here is my priority list.
1. God
1. Family
1. Job
1. Officiating"
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 07:33pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,589
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 07:06pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,310
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Apr 20, 2006, 06:51pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,331
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 12, 2006, 05:59pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,766
There's a book
It's perfect for you:
Baseball and Softball Fields:
Design, Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance
Authors: Jim Puhalla, Jeff Krans, and Mike Goatley
It's a little expensive,...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 12, 2006, 05:45pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,795
In RE: Actually tagging 1B
From my view, yes F3 got the second-base side of the bag when he jabbed at it.
In retrospect, however, since I was about 75'-80' away from the play, the angle I took may have been just right to...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 10, 2006, 08:28am
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,795
The point is I gave the coach enough time to...
The point is I gave the coach enough time to vent, and when I signalled him to stop he did.
The real problem came when he decided to take up the case again after the inning.
As to being a...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Apr 09, 2006, 01:28pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,795
Why Don't They Learn?
Double header, non-conference freshman games, I agree to work them alone this past Saturday morning.
First game, 3rd inning, R1, grounder hit sharply to F3. He jabs at the bag with his foot, turns...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 31, 2006, 01:34pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,901
RE: Umpire's position
A telephoto lens can distort a photo's field of depth. The umpire may well be at a good and proper distance from this play.
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Mar 29, 2006, 12:57pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 4,285
Confusing 3-1 move w/"Jab Step"
SanDiegoSteve,
The move NAPBL is mentioning is when the RH F1, in order to make a strong throw, "jabs" the ground with his pivot foot a few inches towards 3B, then makes a step towards 1B with his...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Mar 16, 2006, 02:27pm
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Replies: 31
Views: 6,191
Too Bad...
The higher the level of game you work, the fewer MILFs there seem to be.
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jan 20, 2006, 06:12am
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Replies: 51
Views: 6,093
Good Lord!!
PWL, do you post just to hear yourself type?
edit below:
When I originally wrote this, PWL had five unresponded to posts in a row, all submitted within about a 45 minute timeframe.
Now, it...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Nov 28, 2005, 12:12am
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,053
I've read all these replies, and they do have...
I've read all these replies, and they do have good advice. But the really important question to ask yourself is: "Will today's decision lead to future regret?"
Like I always tell my kids: Always...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Nov 27, 2005, 11:43pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,077
BigUmp56....
I prefer
"Never wrestle with a pig; you end up dirty, and the pig enjoys it!"
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Nov 03, 2005, 01:55am
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,359
PWL, FWIW...
My son's fall ball league this year experimented by having no coaches. The kids (10-12 yrs) ran the whole show: line-ups, positions, pitching changes, everything. They had a blast, and it was fun to...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 01, 2005, 07:20am
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,359
Emerling:
"If you think about it - it seems...
Emerling:
"If you think about it - it seems more fair (especially to the defense) that a BR *not* be able to remove force plays by entering his dugout."
I agree 100%. Consider this sitch (forgive...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Oct 30, 2005, 06:04am
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Replies: 59
Views: 6,359
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Sep 19, 2005, 07:18am
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Replies: 101
Views: 12,387
velocity vs acceleration
mbryon is correct when he states that acceleration is a change in velocity over a period of time. However, almost everyone here is confusing velocity with speed. Velocity is a vector, that is, it has...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 11, 2005, 09:20pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,887
I've seen this term used more than once lately,...
I've seen this term used more than once lately, and I don't recall seeing it in my reference works (BRD, OBR, FED, J/R).
Could someone point me in the right direction so that I may understand this...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 04, 2005, 11:42am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,872
he had a laugh then!!
Don't remember any previous play, but the center-field camera zoomed in close. You couldn't see Dreckman's face clearly through his mask, but you could make out that he was smiling broadly....
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 04, 2005, 11:38am
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,399
soccer's great...
the way my son plays it: during winter(in Chicago), indoors, and fast. I.E., off-season, contained, and aerobic.
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 04, 2005, 11:29am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,872
mattmets missed the point .....
It's about mechanics, timing, you know (or maybe not), all of the things umpires do to call a game in a professional manner. I expect those of us with a level of experience commensurate with mine to...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 04, 2005, 11:12am
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,872
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