Forum: Baseball
Fri Apr 01, 2011, 02:11pm
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I second the Nutty Buddy
would have bought it just based on the ads alone. The results clinched the deal. I took a direct shot last season as well. It bounced off like it's nothing. I think the confidence level has to go up...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jul 02, 2010, 04:49pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
Hmmmm...
that would seem to rule out skullys. Some rule them out explicitly.
I would not want to be the outlier organization in this. Some poor lawyer would have a field day. :D
I thought once one...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jul 02, 2010, 02:37pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
No problem,
I'm the King of Sarcasm at times.
This is the visiting teams rules:
Section VII. Umpire/Rule Books
A. The Official Rules of Baseball MLB are the guidelines to be followed.
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jul 02, 2010, 02:14pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Jul 02, 2010, 01:31pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
PONY and LL both banned the skullcaps
PONY was the last holdout among the youth leagues, I think.
Maybe part of it is these travel teams and tournaments borrowing / modifying different associations rules as well as growing pains of...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 01, 2010, 10:53pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
The part that maybe gets me a little fried is....
the lack of knowledge out there....and I am wondering where it comes from. I know coaches don't get and are only interested in the rules as much as they can formulate a strategy around them that will...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 01, 2010, 01:50pm
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,919
Interference / Obstruction Calls
I'm not sure if it's me or not, but it seems like I've had more problems with coaches resulting in ejections from a lack of understanding or communication on the INT / OBS calls. I think most of my...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Jun 30, 2010, 02:16pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 5,264
I just watched one of them so far
Pretty good overall.
On some pitches, not all, seems like you were rising early. Otherwise, the mechanics are pretty crisp, clean.
I don't know if being that close to the catcher was the...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Jun 06, 2010, 10:06am
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Replies: 61
Views: 7,564
Put a fifth official upstairs
who could buzz down on obvious blown calls that can be fixed with minimum or no disruption.
The umps union should be OK with this, it increases jobs 25% and finds a place for the older guys to...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 03, 2009, 04:30pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
She does know the....
philosophy of "it's OK to strike a ball, but NEVER ball a strike" and "call strikes you get home faster". I hear one of those whenever I arrive home later than expected....:) I haven't been able to...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 03, 2009, 04:13pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
We agree more than disagree
The WA catcher was framing/sticking more than pulling pitches yesterday. The other night the ump should have told her early something along the lines of "that might be a strike if you don't yank it...
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Forum: Softball
Wed Jun 03, 2009, 10:33am
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
ROTFLMFAOASASP!!!
OK, back at you brother. I...
ROTFLMFAOASASP!!!
OK, back at you brother. I think I follow all the way up to the ASASP part.
Here you state the long-term evolution of the "incredible shrinking BB SZ" vs. the "ever expanding...
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Forum: Softball
Tue Jun 02, 2009, 08:44pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
Tonight's Umpire
just rang a FLA batter up looking, the catcher "stuck" the pitch.
WA catcher just tried to "pull" one back, BALL.
He looks like he's 6-foot plus so he can see better over the top even though...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Jun 01, 2009, 09:45pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
To be fair and balanced
she apparently is in the ICA Umpires HOF, so Illinois coaches like her.
Coaches in this series, maybe not so much.
Umpire draws ire of both coaches - ColumbiaTribune.com...
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Forum: Softball
Mon Jun 01, 2009, 09:18pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,423
I got ronalds back on this one
she's called quite a few strikes that the WA catcher had to pull back. What does that say about the SZ? Plus her head height "appear" low. And that is taking into account both the CF view and the...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 06:47pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
Strike Two on the evading the ?? front..
Kyle:
with all due respect, to quote John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious."
That cannot be a serious example you raise. On what planet has that example happened?
I personally don't call your...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 05:33pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
This might work better....
This guy does a much better job communicating the issues we seem to be discussing.
Umpire Ethics (http://members.shaw.ca/umpy117/umpire_ethics.htm)
So I'll tap out and leave you to read and...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 05:25pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
Here we go again..
If you go back and read my responses on the topic, what I tell the coach that is that clueless enough to come out and ask is "He can't act like that" whether it's the pitcher or the hitter...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 04:51pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
That's not an answer......
I'm aware of that. I'm not asking if they are the same, I'm trying to find out why one form of deviation from the rule book is acceptable to you and one is not.
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Nov 11, 2008, 02:04pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
So let me get this straight
To those in the "anti-FYC" crowd:
Are you saying that in all your travels then you have never "given" a pitcher who is consistently hitting the black or the spot where the catcher holds his glove,...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Nov 10, 2008, 11:23am
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
Wow
Morality does not have the same hard and fast definition as you might believe.
FROM THE STANFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY:
The term “morality” can be used either
1. descriptively to...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Nov 09, 2008, 01:47pm
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Nov 07, 2008, 09:25am
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Replies: 75
Views: 9,264
FYC or Attention getting device
Kyle:
I think there's a middle ground somewhere here between this position and Major Dave where as he stated, you wouldn't necessarily refer to it as a FYC as much as a "remember the expectation of...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jul 28, 2008, 05:56pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,953
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Apr 27, 2007, 09:42am
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,574
Strike Zone
In youth ball (12U), as long as you don't expand up or down too much you should be OK. MOST coaches want the kids to swing the bat, the others at that level know that walks turn into PB doubles,...
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