Forum: Baseball
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 03:29pm
|
Replies: 37
Views: 3,951
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Jan 10, 2014, 10:42am
|
Replies: 37
Views: 3,951
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Dec 27, 2013, 12:02pm
|
Replies: 37
Views: 3,951
[QUOTE]
The NFL has created a mess and if...
[QUOTE]
The NFL has created a mess and if MLB is not careful they will fall into the same "trap"
Now-a-days in the NFL the defense does not know where the "target" area is anymore.
NFL...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Nov 01, 2013, 01:58pm
|
Replies: 113
Views: 10,077
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:50pm
|
Replies: 32
Views: 4,041
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 12:35pm
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
Manny do you know why Fox discontinued using...
Manny do you know why Fox discontinued using Steve Palermo in the booth to explain certain situations?
I liked it when Palermo was in the booth. That way McCarver was kept in check and we did not...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:30am
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
IMO, you are spot on in your assessment and I...
IMO, you are spot on in your assessment and I will add one more comment to that. IMO, baseball officials unlike other major sports officials are not held accountable.
Ed Hochule a well respected...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:05am
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:11am
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 10:00am
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Oct 24, 2013, 08:26am
|
Replies: 94
Views: 8,293
Last night's play is a BIG reason why IR is...
Last night's play is a BIG reason why IR is needed. IR will actually speed up the game not take away from it.
You had John Farrell the Red Sox skipper come out and argue the call. Then the...
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Sep 03, 2013, 02:14pm
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
[QUOTE]
Just want to understand your point...
[QUOTE]
Just want to understand your point completely.
Using the example I gave
Your partner the BU calls out on a call at first base where F3 had to stretch. You as PU clearly see the...
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Sep 03, 2013, 12:14pm
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
Even if you do not ask him to?
To me this...
Even if you do not ask him to?
To me this is no different then the BU making a call at first base on a swipe tag / pulled foot. You as PU clearly see that F3's foot is off the bag but your...
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Sep 03, 2013, 07:51am
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 29, 2013, 11:48am
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
[QUOTE]
This is an umpire Forum and here is...
[QUOTE]
This is an umpire Forum and here is what your friend said
I realize he is your friend but it is Hark who "blasted" the umpires who were present by saying that the "other" umpires...
|
Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 12:24pm
|
Replies: 37
Views: 4,067
The one "thing" we do not know is how these...
The one "thing" we do not know is how these umpires are instructed.
I cannot remember anyone getting tossed in the LL Regionals or LLWS and there were some actions that warrented it.
If you...
|
Forum: Baseball
Mon Aug 26, 2013, 08:03am
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
|
Forum: Baseball
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 09:00am
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
I think we can "guess" why there was not a...
I think we can "guess" why there was not a protest. The original poster saw the play different from you. You have a different version and my gut tells me
if we asked several people who were at the...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 03:18pm
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 02:27pm
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
[QUOTE]
The KEY phrase in your OP
...
[QUOTE]
The KEY phrase in your OP
Catcher drops pitch and it rolls away.
Since F2 did not catch the ball cleanly Rule 6 does NOT apply here, rule 7 does. If you do not like 7.09(c) then...
|
Forum: Baseball
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 01:26pm
|
Replies: 70
Views: 6,464
Here's the Rule
7.09 It is interference by...
Here's the Rule
7.09 It is interference by a batter or a runner when—
(c) Before two are out and a runner on third base, the batter hinders a fielder in making a play at home base; the runner...
|
Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 12:10pm
|
Replies: 107
Views: 13,649
[QUOTE]
Maybe in "your neck of the woods"...
[QUOTE]
Maybe in "your neck of the woods" but I do not see this trend at all. It's about availability.
You could be the best official around, but if you keep saying no to certain assigments...
|
Forum: Baseball
Wed Aug 21, 2013, 07:38am
|
Replies: 40
Views: 4,245
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Aug 20, 2013, 01:22pm
|
Replies: 107
Views: 13,649
[QUOTE]
Disagreeing is all part of the...
[QUOTE]
Disagreeing is all part of the Internet Umpire Doscussion Forum setting. If we all agreed it would be boring.
IMO, you are comparing Apples / Oranges
In the example you gave College...
|
Forum: Baseball
Tue Aug 20, 2013, 09:50am
|
Replies: 14
Views: 1,619
|