Forum: Baseball
Sat Sep 03, 2005, 02:17pm
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 28, 2005, 04:55am
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Replies: 27
Views: 4,220
how about the volume?
There is one team in our league who manages to sing and cheer (all innocent stuff, mindo you)at such a volume that virtually no one can concentrate. (I don't really see how this could possibly help...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jun 24, 2005, 01:25pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,994
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jun 24, 2005, 01:13pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,994
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jun 24, 2005, 10:18am
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,994
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 03, 2005, 01:58pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 6,512
Re: Re: pardon my petrusion
Indeed, I think that was the case...but BR went hard as well...otherwise there wouldn't have been a force.
Indeed, two umpires screwed the pooch. But, again, as I said in my post, I think it...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 03, 2005, 12:18pm
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Replies: 52
Views: 6,512
pardon my petrusion
Just visiting from the Softball board, but couldn't help mentioning something here since it seems relevant.
Last Saturday, I'm a spectator but sitting at the official scorer's table (new scorer's...
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Forum: Softball
Tue May 03, 2005, 11:50am
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,235
And I can't count on my hands and feet (not...
And I can't count on my hands and feet (not enough digits) how often I've seen OBS on R stealing B2-B3 with F6 coming in on the fake bunt.
Apparently there is a kind of INT/OBS Bermuda Triangle...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Apr 26, 2005, 04:41pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,729
Yes, what you missed is that she hesitated to...
Yes, what you missed is that she hesitated to run, then ran, and was thrown out at first. That's the issue. It was clearly a foul ball. The umpires didn't see it so didn't call it. She ran and...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Apr 26, 2005, 03:11am
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,729
ummm, the chalked out area beside home plate
Well, I guess I've been in Germany too long--I'm out of touch with my own slang.
My son generally speaks German, but occasionally comes up with an English swear word (he's six). I always...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Apr 25, 2005, 04:34pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,729
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Forum: Softball
Mon Apr 18, 2005, 01:15pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,430
Funny thing: in Germany you can smoke almost...
Funny thing: in Germany you can smoke almost everywhere (most restaurants don't even have a smoke-free area). BUT, we can't smoke once the game starts, period. I suppose you could leave the field...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Apr 14, 2005, 08:38am
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,303
Here in Germany, if I see the umpires have not...
Here in Germany, if I see the umpires have not left the field or the area after 10 minutes or so after the game, I always make it a point to shake their hands. I don't usually make a comment, but if...
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Forum: Softball
Thu Apr 07, 2005, 02:06pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,786
I'm a coach who would rather ump. Life's...
I'm a coach who would rather ump. Life's circumstances have just ended up that way.
But as a coach, I can say that the thing I appreciate the most is a good umpire, so that I can concentrate on...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Sep 27, 2004, 12:48pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,132
Hello Raoul,
You can read the original...
Hello Raoul,
You can read the original thread I posted in Germany at:
http://forum.nbsv.de/index.php?t=msg&th=114&start=0&rid=41&S=94bab2ea358e935c136ae00867c9a562
To my embarassment, the...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Sep 27, 2004, 09:06am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,132
BTW, another thing Mike: my reference to a...
BTW, another thing Mike: my reference to a "right to field an errant ball" is directly quoted from the AFA rules, one of the very few rules sets I was able to find on the internet for reference. ...
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Forum: Softball
Sat Sep 25, 2004, 10:47am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,132
Thanks for the welcome, everyone.
I know and...
Thanks for the welcome, everyone.
I know and respect Mike from both lurking here and from a few minor questions I posted to Usenet which he answered. So I'm glad to see that it COULD have been...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Sep 24, 2004, 11:34am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,132
Men and Ladies in Blue,
I have hesitated...
Men and Ladies in Blue,
I have hesitated joining this forum for months, mainly because I am a coach and I think an umpire forum belongs to the umpires. However, since I begain coaching softball...
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