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Forum: Baseball Sat Dec 31, 2005, 06:46pm

Replies: 3 "Medical" advice Views: 1,453 Posted By rickfriedmann This past season's end I suffered a herniated... This past season's end I suffered a herniated disc in my lower spine. (L4-L5). For those of you who have been through this should I anticipate being in OK shape this coming HS season, or should I...

Forum: Baseball Fri Dec 16, 2005, 08:09pm

Replies: 45 How come Blue can wear white or grey? Views: 6,289 Posted By rickfriedmann If SS and 2B are having problems picking up a... If SS and 2B are having problems picking up a baseball off the bat because PU is wearing cream let them PLAY the outfied, Rich. All they have to worry about out THERE is a white-yellow ball coming...

Forum: Baseball Tue Dec 06, 2005, 01:42pm

Replies: 45 Redass or Candyass? Views: 5,097 Posted By rickfriedmann Does an umpire only get to wear white until his... Does an umpire only get to wear white until his first ejection, then he has to wear ivory or off-white?

Forum: Baseball Wed Aug 31, 2005, 08:40am

Replies: 27 A Doozy of a Rule Question Views: 4,231 Posted By rickfriedmann I'm confused how anyone can say the advance was... I'm confused how anyone can say the advance was not due to the actions of the incorrect batter. Even though the original post said "wild pitch" it wasn't because a strike cannot be a wild pitch. So,...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 19, 2005, 01:21pm

Replies: 33 Sox/Devil Rays on 7/18 Views: 4,755 Posted By rickfriedmann If you have to be an MLB umpire to critique their... If you have to be an MLB umpire to critique their work, then under that same thinking you cannot umpire a high school baseball game unless you play high school baseball. Simply idiotic comment.

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 18, 2005, 07:25am

Replies: 16 Pick Off Move to First Views: 3,346 Posted By rickfriedmann But have you seen a move that should have been a... But have you seen a move that should have been a balk but wasn't called?

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 18, 2005, 06:39am

Replies: 16 Pick Off Move to First Views: 3,346 Posted By rickfriedmann About as often as they make bogus called strike... About as often as they make bogus called strike calls on a ball two feet outside - which is often. Unless in your world Michael Jordan never travelled. Being paid by a professional organization...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 14, 2005, 09:31pm

Replies: 54 rate of pay for umpires Views: 6,821 Posted By rickfriedmann You need to correct the NFHS then, dudeinblue -... You need to correct the NFHS then, dudeinblue - THEY refer to the "pitcher's plate".

Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 30, 2005, 09:36pm

Replies: 16 Here's a Good One! Views: 3,502 Posted By rickfriedmann This is probaly an HTBT, but I'd like the Forum's... This is probaly an HTBT, but I'd like the Forum's opinion. Batter squares with his bat waist-high. As the pitch comes in he sees it's going to be low and he bends at the knees to get down there -...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 27, 2005, 11:05am

Replies: 14 R2 to the mound Views: 2,110 Posted By rickfriedmann Isn't the key to "abandoning" whether the runner... Isn't the key to "abandoning" whether the runner ceases his attempt to advance or return? Since we have a strikeout, unless R2 was stealing he's just standing there off second and not attempting to...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 20, 2005, 06:41am

Replies: 16 Positioning in C Views: 3,379 Posted By rickfriedmann Tim C and the rest. Thank you for enlightening me... Tim C and the rest. Thank you for enlightening me with your superiority. Excuse me for having a question that would improve my skills and enable me to provide a better game for the players. p.s....

Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 19, 2005, 08:10pm

Replies: 16 Positioning in C Views: 3,379 Posted By rickfriedmann So, DG, you're basically moving to a position in... So, DG, you're basically moving to a position in toward home, then getting a big 45 degree angle to third? That makes sense. As to the runner on second asking "Blue, can you move a step" - to keep...

Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 19, 2005, 07:51pm

Replies: 2 Happy Father's Day Views: 1,202 Posted By rickfriedmann THAT is what Father's Day's all about, DG! THAT is what Father's Day's all about, DG!

Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 19, 2005, 06:48pm

Replies: 2 Happy Father's Day Views: 1,202 Posted By rickfriedmann OH - and for all who worked a game today, here's... OH - and for all who worked a game today, here's hopes you went home tired and sore and bruised and a little voice piped "we saved you some kool-aid, daddy".

Forum: Baseball Sun Jun 19, 2005, 06:42pm

Replies: 16 Positioning in C Views: 3,379 Posted By rickfriedmann I'm in my first year and I've noticed the books... I'm in my first year and I've noticed the books (particularly Fed) suggest that the proper C postion is to be on a line from the plate through the side of the rubber. But I find that puts me to the...

Forum: Softball Sat Jun 11, 2005, 09:48pm

Replies: 15 Fly Ball Assist Views: 2,425 Posted By rickfriedmann Does the "say nothing" mechanic apply to a trap?... Does the "say nothing" mechanic apply to a trap? I've been doing "no catch!" as long as I can remember because otherwise the defense gets an unfair advantage by making the runners freeze. And they...

Forum: Softball Sat Jun 11, 2005, 06:28pm

Replies: 40 Michigan Wins.... Views: 5,014 Posted By rickfriedmann I know this is a couple days old, but as a parent... I know this is a couple days old, but as a parent as well as an official was there anything cuter than Samantha Findlay's BIG smile as the ran the bases? No fist pumping, no "yea me!" Just a big...

Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 11, 2005, 06:20pm

Replies: 29 Please read and let me know if my facts are correct. Views: 4,040 Posted By rickfriedmann Rich - well said. Can I use that? Rich - well said. Can I use that?

Forum: Baseball Fri Jun 10, 2005, 12:56am

Replies: 15 Mask, again Views: 3,825 Posted By rickfriedmann OK. Thanks. Looks like it's personal preference,... OK. Thanks. Looks like it's personal preference, the Zero Garivty, the Honigs, or the New View. You all helped a lot eliminating lesser models. Now if we could just find a place where we could try...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 09, 2005, 11:51pm

Replies: 15 Mask, again Views: 3,825 Posted By rickfriedmann Is the Wilson West Vest mask a good compromise? Is the Wilson West Vest mask a good compromise?

Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 09, 2005, 10:15pm

Replies: 15 Mask, again Views: 3,825 Posted By rickfriedmann Thanks to all of you who responded to my "what... Thanks to all of you who responded to my "what mask to look at" posting of earlier this week. Having watched my partner take a bat-directed high school fastball of his Honig's mask today I'm pretty...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 07, 2005, 08:39am

Replies: 21 Mask Views: 3,775 Posted By rickfriedmann Any problems with the New View over glasses on... Any problems with the New View over glasses on the occasional days I can't wear my contacts?

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 06, 2005, 02:43pm

Replies: 21 Mask Views: 3,775 Posted By rickfriedmann Does anyone have any "what's a good mask to buy"... Does anyone have any "what's a good mask to buy" suggestions other than how to color-coordinate the harness with your shirt?

Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 04, 2005, 06:37pm

Replies: 21 Mask Views: 3,775 Posted By rickfriedmann I'm in the market for a new mask and I thought... I'm in the market for a new mask and I thought I'd throw it out to all of you who've been in the trenches a while. Should I be looking at the Wilson DynaLite? The All-Star Super Light? +Pos Ultra...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 01, 2005, 11:54pm

Replies: 9 Timing Play??? Views: 2,219 Posted By rickfriedmann OK. I'll profess my ignorance - J/R? OK. I'll profess my ignorance - J/R?

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