Forum: Baseball
Mon Jun 29, 2009, 10:39pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,043
Awesome Don!
I'm not sure it was a whole two seconds though. (grin).
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Jun 02, 2009, 05:39am
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,108
I fixed my earlier post in this thread
I was talking on the phone while typing and did not proofread. My son was giving me a game update from the Louisville v Vandy regional game and I did a dangerous thing-typing while talking. (grin.)...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Jun 01, 2009, 08:13pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,108
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Forum: Baseball
Fri May 29, 2009, 11:25pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,688
"There are youth leagues that don't have FPSR."
Please, enlighten us. Which one(s)? I have never worked any level of baseball that doesn't have some version requiring players to avoid contact when sliding or setting rules for sliding and when...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri May 29, 2009, 10:24pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,688
To DG: As a Plate Umpire.....
I have never seen or called a FPSR violation from the plate area. I have responsibilities at the plate area and at third. The only time I can see it or call it is with R1 when I am coming out far...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri May 29, 2009, 12:30pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,846
Buy them both. You will not regret it. If you...
Buy them both. You will not regret it. If you are serious about your umpiring then get Jaksa/Roder and BRD. If you think you need the more intensive course or if you are having particular trouble...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu May 28, 2009, 01:06pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,688
FPSR=Force Play Slide Rule
A FED safety related rule that exists in some form or fashion in all rule sets played by amateurs.
I say YES! FPSR violation-no doubt whatsoever. But, if the DP was obtained without calling it...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 27, 2009, 02:22pm
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Replies: 40
Views: 3,990
No, unless there is a secret, hidden....
set of rules the call was incorrect based upon my research. I went to web and found NIAA official's site and looked at the state rules. Nevada calls them regulations. Nothing in there to prohibit a...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 24, 2009, 08:23pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,141
touchy, touchy.. What about this one?
Nevada Class AAA Playoffs-Semifinal Game-Freakin" plate umpire calls home run hitter out and nullifies home run for high five of batter-runner by teammate before touching plate. What an effin moron....
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Forum: Baseball
Tue May 19, 2009, 09:09pm
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Replies: 46
Views: 5,452
We have a former MLB Pitcher......
Jeff Parrett, who assists at Woodford County HS in one of the HS Regions I regularly work and you never hear anything other than a pleasant greeting, a laugh at something funny or a complement to a...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 13, 2009, 05:55pm
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Replies: 154
Views: 20,450
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 13, 2009, 11:18am
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Replies: 154
Views: 20,450
Johnny and Bob
It is the same. I had Wilson Chrome Moliben/New Views (2-black and a gray) and now the Titanium in new view shape. Exactly the same frame for all three.
For what it's worth-I am also a champion...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 13, 2009, 11:11am
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,007
I remember hearing (reading) it somewhere,...
I remember hearing (reading) it somewhere, probably here, that you eject coaches (and sometimes players) for the 3 (or maybe 4) P's-1. Profane, 2. Personal, 3. Prolonged. Those are what I remember. ...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun May 10, 2009, 06:17pm
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,016
Let someone hit you in the mask...
with thrown baseballs a few times. I have seen Jim Evans do that and I have done it and it helps me get used to getting hit. I also let a few hit me in chest early in pre-season during cagework to...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Apr 19, 2009, 07:24am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,837
I knew I wasn't crazy....
but I could not remember where I read about the new bat standards. At least I remembered it was NCAA.
I'm glad I don't buy bats anymore. The price of those things is astronomical now. I would...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Apr 18, 2009, 09:06am
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,837
I don't remember the particulars....
but at NCAA clinics it was discussed that in 2010 or 2011 the metal bat standards would change (Bat Exit Speed Ratio=BESR) and they would have to perform no better than wood in that area. I have not...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Apr 14, 2009, 09:11pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,604
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 13, 2009, 09:22pm
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,604
As it was put to me....
by my good friend and mentor, Dave. Getting in is a matter of ABILITY. Getting more games is a matter of AVAILABILITY and getting a lot of the good games is a combination of both.
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 13, 2009, 09:16pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,478
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 13, 2009, 07:51pm
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Replies: 65
Views: 6,533
I had to do that.....
(order the scorekeeper to stop keeping balls and strikes) after they had it wrong for two straight innings on every batter. Very annoying. I hold it up after every other pitch and any reset such as...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 13, 2009, 07:47pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,478
Since I have wussy feet and....
I sometimes work up to 7 games in a day in the summer I will go with more comfort and padding. Thanks for the in-depth facts and comparison.
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Apr 12, 2009, 01:54pm
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,478
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Apr 10, 2009, 08:21pm
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,388
According to the Rules....
See 2-32-1 and 2 for definition of slide. It explains it pretty well (for once) and then 8-4-2-b also covers it.
In short, those other guys posting before me are correct. I just thought a...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Apr 06, 2009, 10:55am
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,149
Try ABUA-Umpire.org
$45 per year. Comparable in coverage but less top dollar limit.
MidMoUmp has a blog that compares the two.
Sort of an Apples vs Oranges thing as they both have more than just insurance for the...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Mar 31, 2009, 11:13am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,841
I had one last night but it did not require a...
I had one last night but it did not require a signal. Curve ball across front-outer half of plate, catcher lets it bounce off his mitt to the backstop. Batter-runner walks a couple of steps then on...
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