Forum: Baseball
Mon May 14, 2012, 01:40am
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,194
Stopping in...
I thought I would take a minute to stop in and "visit" with my old colleagues. Many of you will remember that I was forced to retire in July 2010 because of a spinal cord injury and resulting...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Nov 13, 2010, 07:16pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,210
Guys,
I just want to thank all of you for...
Guys,
I just want to thank all of you for responding. It means a lot, especially from some of the guys who have been around for quite awhile. This isn't the way I saw things ending, but really...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Oct 31, 2010, 04:18pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,210
Retirement due to injury
Fellow umpires,
Since 1999, I have been a poster on this board. The information I have received from this board has far than exceeded by any input I have provided. To say that this site has...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed May 12, 2010, 10:12pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,697
Trey Hillman's EJ
I watched this and although only part of the argument is seen, I am almost wondering if this isn't a case where a manager asked to be run....It looks like Reynolds never gets heated with Trey and as...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Apr 17, 2010, 05:49pm
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,380
John,
I think you should let it go and this...
John,
I think you should let it go and this is coming from a guy that holds on to stuff way to long. I had a HS game early in the season where the home team wanted to appeal that a 1B had pulled...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Apr 14, 2010, 11:09pm
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Replies: 64
Views: 5,850
I am not a big fan of going for help but...
I am not a big fan of going for help but occasionally I will if I think I missed something. It happens once or twice a season at most. I had two interesting "help" situations in a game two weeks...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 15, 2010, 11:51am
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,840
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 06, 2010, 01:42pm
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Replies: 74
Views: 7,770
I know I am a little late on the OP above but...
I know I am a little late on the OP above but believe it or not the same interpretation was given in one of our meetings this year as well. It was near the end of a meeting and I raised a few...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Oct 21, 2009, 06:59pm
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,485
I live near Charlotte (about an hour east). ...
I live near Charlotte (about an hour east). Booking is a little more broken up than what you probably have working for John Porter. Here's the contacts that I know of in this area....
Bill...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Oct 21, 2009, 02:56pm
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Replies: 83
Views: 7,032
I am going to defend Tim a little here. I...
I am going to defend Tim a little here. I definitely think he got the play wrong and won't argue that. I also won't argue that a step or two of hustle may have let him see the play. With that...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Jun 27, 2009, 09:33am
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,117
In NC, you have to belong to an association...
In NC, you have to belong to an association sanctioned by the NCHSAA for the sport you wish to work in. There's no requirements on who you can work, as I live on the border between two associations...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Jun 16, 2009, 10:50pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,388
I found it interesting how he said he was very...
I found it interesting how he said he was very polite and official with the umpires and his coaches mainly due to his mother (who it turns out was raised in my home state of NC). I have always had...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat May 02, 2009, 11:07am
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Replies: 68
Views: 6,706
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Forum: Baseball
Sat May 02, 2009, 08:46am
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Replies: 68
Views: 6,706
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Feb 26, 2009, 11:30am
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Replies: 39
Views: 10,072
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Feb 09, 2009, 10:26pm
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,603
Tim,
I just wanted to clarify the part about...
Tim,
I just wanted to clarify the part about One MILB umpire being released. Where is that one from? I know of two MilB umpires at the AAA level that were released last year. Just trying to...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Nov 10, 2008, 04:39pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,556
Ozzy,
In NC (I beleive the whole state but...
Ozzy,
In NC (I beleive the whole state but at least in Area III), JR Legion is played by FED rules. SR Legion is modified OBR like everywhere else. Why the difference? I have no idea.
Like...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Nov 10, 2008, 03:26pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,556
Had this same situation happen in a JR Legion...
Had this same situation happen in a JR Legion game this summer played under FED rules. I was the PU. D-Coach asks for time and gets halfway out, may have said one or two words to defense, and goes...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Oct 12, 2008, 10:19pm
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Replies: 38
Views: 4,735
Your best bet as the BU is to head for right...
Your best bet as the BU is to head for right field between innings. When I am a BU, I might come in once or twice a game if at all. It may be to go over a mechanics issue, it may be to settle my...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Oct 09, 2008, 10:31pm
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,112
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Aug 21, 2008, 01:00pm
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Replies: 96
Views: 9,066
I don't think we'll ever know the reason unless...
I don't think we'll ever know the reason unless we hear it directly from Meals or the crew chief Gary Darling. By rule, he could have been called out for not returning to the base immediately. I'll...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Aug 03, 2008, 02:29pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,814
I had the very same play in a Jr AL game about...
I had the very same play in a Jr AL game about 3-4 years ago. Same deal except I don't remember the coach coming out on the field but he was hot. I simply looked at him and said "Scott, the throw...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 03, 2008, 10:32pm
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,018
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 03, 2008, 03:50pm
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,285
John,
Maybe you are thinking about the...
John,
Maybe you are thinking about the Reebok shoe that is being tested by some MLB umpires? I don't think they are convertible. I think the description of them was that they are basically the...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Jul 03, 2008, 10:43am
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,627
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