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Forum: Baseball Tue Oct 31, 2006, 09:58am
Replies: 36
Views: 4,630
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 30, 2006, 10:57am
Replies: 36
Views: 4,630
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Softball Mon Oct 30, 2006, 09:47am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,439
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 30, 2006, 09:32am
Replies: 36
Views: 4,630
Posted By Leecedar
Unhappy 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...
Forum: Baseball Tue Oct 17, 2006, 10:05pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,443
Posted By Leecedar
Little League

In Little League, or Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken, leading doesn't begin until you get to 90' bases at age 13.

Lee
Forum: Softball Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:43pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,639
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Baseball Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:26pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,296
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Baseball Tue Oct 17, 2006, 04:06pm
Replies: 36
Views: 3,443
Posted By Leecedar
Sorry, LakeErie... you have to be in C......

Sorry, LakeErie... you have to be in C... otherwise, you can't see if R1 or R2 left the base early, a major consideration in LL ball.
Forum: Softball Sat Oct 14, 2006, 01:10pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,574
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Softball Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:28am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,121
Posted By Leecedar
Thumbs up THERE WE GO! I Wholeheartedly agree with Andy......

THERE WE GO! I Wholeheartedly agree with Andy... why? Because that's exactly what I do whenever I'm in the situation. There are a ton of times that a tag is made when we cannot judge a tag in the...
Forum: Softball Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:13am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,893
Posted By Leecedar
Exclamation 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...
Forum: Softball Fri Oct 13, 2006, 10:00am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,278
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Baseball Sat Mar 19, 2005, 07:13am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,899
Posted By Leecedar
That's it? No explanation? Gimme a little...

That's it? No explanation? Gimme a little understanding here, please?
Forum: Baseball Fri Mar 18, 2005, 11:08pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,899
Posted By Leecedar
Question Here's the situation: R1 at 1st, no out. B1 hits...

Here's the situation: R1 at 1st, no out. B1 hits fly ball to F7. R1 touches 2B before ball is caught. R1 DOES NOT retouch 2B on his way back to 1B after the catch. R1 returns to 1B while throw is...
Forum: Baseball Mon Dec 27, 2004, 02:34pm
Replies: 33
Views: 5,684
Posted By Leecedar
I am somebody who was formerly a contractor. In...

I am somebody who was formerly a contractor. In my business, I was subject to the arrogance of the union. In my personal life, my friend was a union member, and I got some good insight into the...
Forum: Softball Sat Dec 25, 2004, 01:34pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,882
Posted By Leecedar
You people complain about the beauty of a crisp...

You people complain about the beauty of a crisp breeze, snow on the ground... wusses. I'm the one who's really suffering. High in the 70's and too darn much humidity.

Lee (gloating)
Forum: Softball Sat Dec 25, 2004, 01:23pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,471
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Softball Sun Dec 12, 2004, 06:00pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,217
Posted By Leecedar
Thanks Mike...

Thanks Mike...
Forum: Softball Sun Dec 12, 2004, 12:54pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,217
Posted By Leecedar
Question 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...
Forum: Softball Tue Dec 07, 2004, 06:11pm
Replies: 37
Views: 5,265
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Softball Sun Dec 05, 2004, 12:45pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,419
Posted By Leecedar
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.)
...
Forum: Softball Sun Dec 05, 2004, 08:10am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,419
Posted By Leecedar
Irish, I wasn't talking about making two outs on...

Irish, I wasn't talking about making two outs on the play, but because I didn't specify none or one out, I was suggesting that an out was assessed against R3, and that R2 and R1 return to their...
Forum: Softball Sat Dec 04, 2004, 06:21pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,419
Posted By Leecedar
Unhappy 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...
Forum: Softball Fri Dec 03, 2004, 08:36pm
Replies: 53
Views: 5,704
Posted By Leecedar
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...
Forum: Softball Fri Dec 03, 2004, 05:55pm
Replies: 53
Views: 5,704
Posted By Leecedar
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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