Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 31, 2006, 09:58am
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,544
OK... my viewpoint, for what it's worth...
First, to clarify what people have been asking about what I mean by 1" toward the batter's box...
If a right handed batter's foot is 12" long, and 11" of his left foot is directly between the...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Oct 30, 2006, 10:57am
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,544
Agreed... it's infrequent...
Maybe it's because I also do softball and the slap hitters do it far more, but I get the situation about once every couple of months. It's usually easy, with the foot being on the plate. I just...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Oct 30, 2006, 09:47am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,646
Fortunately, in Florida...
... a couple of years ago, they made threatening or attacking a sports official a felony. You gotta realize, down here, when they say, "Kill the ump!" they might be packing anything from blades to...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Oct 30, 2006, 09:32am
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,544
Illegally batted ball... am I the only one...
who makes this call? It's simple... in all places except little league, the batter is out if he makes contact with the ball while his foot is either on home plate or completely out of the batter's...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 17, 2006, 10:05pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,133
Little League
In Little League, or Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken, leading doesn't begin until you get to 90' bases at age 13.
Lee
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Forum: Softball
Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:43pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,073
Sorry to correct you...
Political Correctness has nothing to do with the home of the Braves being disgusting... it's because I hate the Atlanta Braves, being a die-hard Mets fan whose team got its tail kicked way too often...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:26pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 3,969
What the heck... let me make things more confusing
FED case book 8.3.2 Situations C and I add a very interesting word to the case... they say that a fielder is allowed to be in the path if the play is "Imminent". Once the ball is past, there is no...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:06pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,133
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Forum: Softball
Sat Oct 14, 2006, 01:10pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,808
Here's a funny I did...
Okay, I know we're supposed to be serious out there, but...
It was the 16U final of a weekend tournament this summer, and naturally, the tension was a bit high. During games like that, I try to...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:28am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,751
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Forum: Softball
Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:13am
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,151
A carpenter friend of mine...
came up with something that was soooooooooo simple I couldn't believe nobody ever thought of it before. He mitred the back of my plate brush and sanded it just a little to get rid of the splinters...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:00am
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,454
Which mask, Gents?
OK... it's time to replace the old mask (and assorted other things), and all I've gotten is confused when shopping... so time to go to the experts... What's the lightest weight we can find in a mask...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 19, 2005, 07:13am
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,114
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 18, 2005, 11:08pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,114
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Dec 27, 2004, 02:34pm
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Replies: 33
Views: 6,574
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Forum: Softball
Sat Dec 25, 2004, 01:34pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,187
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Forum: Softball
Sat Dec 25, 2004, 01:23pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,624
Since everybody else here seems to get overly...
Since everybody else here seems to get overly confusing with the rules since ball games are at a minimum, I figured I'd give this a go-round:
1. Change the ruling from "in the circle" to "within...
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Forum: Softball
Sun Dec 12, 2004, 06:00pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,441
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Forum: Softball
Sun Dec 12, 2004, 12:54pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,441
Situation:
Home team has 9 players. Bottom...
Situation:
Home team has 9 players. Bottom of 8th. Due to ejection or illness B9 for home team is not playing. B9's turn came up with 2 out in bottom of 7th, causing 3rd out. Using tiebreaker...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Dec 07, 2004, 06:11pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,011
Hey Guys... I'm looking to get a flipping coin,...
Hey Guys... I'm looking to get a flipping coin, but I don't want it to have any specific association logo. I've seen the 9/11 commemoratives, but I think I'd rather get one that has just an umpire's...
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Forum: Softball
Sun Dec 05, 2004, 12:45pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,635
ARRRGH! I hate our language!
Okay, what I...
ARRRGH! I hate our language!
Okay, what I MEANT to say was that I didn't specify whether there was no out (which would then turn to one out) or one out (which would then turn to two outs.)
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Forum: Softball
Sun Dec 05, 2004, 08:10am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,635
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Forum: Softball
Sat Dec 04, 2004, 06:21pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,635
Okay, here's the situation.
Tie score,...
Okay, here's the situation.
Tie score, bottom of 7th, nobody out or 1 out.
(a) B1 receives a walk, or (b) B1 is hit by pitch.
Naturally, if everybody does what they're supposed to, R1 goes...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Dec 03, 2004, 08:36pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,792
Okay, now tell me the difference in allowing a...
Okay, now tell me the difference in allowing a play on a non-existant runner and allowing a throw on a non-existant third strike?
If you are going to presume the catcher "thought" she was doing...
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Forum: Softball
Fri Dec 03, 2004, 05:55pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 6,792
Well, if I'm not looking to be strict, and I'm...
Well, if I'm not looking to be strict, and I'm looking to interpret the rule, I'm saying that the catcher WAS making a play on a runner. Just because, in fact, the person she was making a play on,...
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