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Forum: Softball Tue Jun 11, 2013, 01:59pm
Replies: 65
Views: 4,833
Posted By celebur
But has R2 already scored? Is a runner allowed...

But has R2 already scored? Is a runner allowed to score ahead of a preceding runner?
Forum: Softball Thu May 16, 2013, 06:12pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,157
Posted By celebur
With less than 2 outs, I'd think the first throw...

With less than 2 outs, I'd think the first throw would most likely go to F2.
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:57pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,311
Posted By celebur
In our association, we're told to simply tell the...

In our association, we're told to simply tell the batter, "That was ball four." Repeat if necessary, and they'll eventually figure out what they're supposed to do.
Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:55pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,311
Posted By celebur
I had a very similar experience, and it did NOT...

I had a very similar experience, and it did NOT look good on us! Please, no pointing on ball four!
Forum: Softball Tue Apr 02, 2013, 01:44pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,510
Posted By celebur
To be fair. . .yes, yes you did. But so did BS,...

To be fair. . .yes, yes you did. But so did BS, who also pasted the surrounding text:



This can be read that:
a) certain types of obstruction require a warning, and
b) subsequent obstruction...
Forum: Softball Thu Sep 27, 2012, 01:46pm
Replies: 42
Views: 3,490
Posted By celebur
That is irrelevant to the rule. What matters is...

That is irrelevant to the rule. What matters is (1) did he have possession or was he still playing a batted ball, and (2) did he do this intentionally or not.

If the ball's status was still a...
Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 09, 2012, 01:41pm
Replies: 28
Views: 3,137
Posted By celebur
It wasn't the terminology he got wrong. It was...

It wasn't the terminology he got wrong. It was the requirement. Significant difference.

YOU may know, or think you know, what he meant, but the lurkers will just see the wrong requirement. Not...
Forum: Softball Wed Jul 04, 2012, 01:44pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,562
Posted By celebur
I know of no SP rule set that would award 1B on a...

I know of no SP rule set that would award 1B on a HBP. And it would be completely unnecessary for such a rule in SP; the batter has plenty of time to avoid being hit, and even if hit, there is...
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:53pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,605
Posted By celebur
Take off, eh? Everyone knows it's Toques, you...

Take off, eh? Everyone knows it's Toques, you hoser!
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:49pm
Replies: 62
Views: 6,049
Posted By celebur
Unless there's something missing from the video,...

Unless there's something missing from the video, just how did Wise cheat? I didn't see him do anything to try to "sell" the supposed catch--he made a good run, got his glove on the ball, fell into...
Forum: Softball Wed Jun 13, 2012, 01:49pm
Replies: 38
Views: 3,284
Posted By celebur
Sounds like several things went wrong. Others...

Sounds like several things went wrong. Others have already stated that the tag-up was this umpire's responsibility; I'll add that if he really thought it was his partner's responsibility, then he...
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 13, 2012, 01:25pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,550
Posted By celebur
There may well be something missing from the...

There may well be something missing from the original story, but ultimately this isn't about rules differences. . .rather, it's about difference in etiquette.
Forum: Baseball Fri Jun 08, 2012, 01:21pm
Replies: 43
Views: 4,352
Posted By celebur
I find the metal indicator is more durable and...

I find the metal indicator is more durable and that it fits more comfortable in my hand because it's thinner. But its plastic wheels will still wear and are susceptible to things that may eat...
Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 06, 2012, 01:42pm
Replies: 35
Views: 3,610
Posted By celebur
In both (a) and (b), the runner is awarded 3B;...

In both (a) and (b), the runner is awarded 3B; the award is based on the runner's position at the time of the throw and thus doesn't matter whether he was advancing or returning and whether or not he...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 31, 2012, 01:50pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,324
Posted By celebur
Every one can get a "brain fart". For example,...

Every one can get a "brain fart". For example, when I first read the OP, I visualed a poor throw by F2. But that didn't jive with the responses given, so I went back and read it again. On a second...
Forum: Baseball Wed May 16, 2012, 01:43pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,991
Posted By celebur
Do you actually umpire? While your explanation...

Do you actually umpire? While your explanation might suffice "most of the time", it's the rest of the time that causes the problems. For me, when one of those "rest-of-the-time" situations happens...
Forum: Softball Mon May 07, 2012, 01:52pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,386
Posted By celebur
Opera!

Opera!
Forum: Baseball Mon May 07, 2012, 01:36pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,671
Posted By celebur
But your previous post implies something quite...

But your previous post implies something quite different than that:
The bolded part implies that the judgement is whether or not the runner would have beaten the play had there been no obstruction. ...
Forum: Baseball Fri May 04, 2012, 07:57am
Replies: 16
Views: 2,915
Posted By celebur
Like I said, due to R2's mistake. If he's close...

Like I said, due to R2's mistake. If he's close enough to collide with F6, he's put himself in position for a tag out followed by the throw to 1B. That's a cardinal sin!

He needs to learn better...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 03, 2012, 01:52pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,915
Posted By celebur
Breaking up a double play made possible by his...

Breaking up a double play made possible by his baserunning error?
Forum: Baseball Wed May 02, 2012, 01:57pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,374
Posted By celebur
Only if that next base is also the base that, in...

Only if that next base is also the base that, in your judgment, the runner would have reached absent the OBS.
Forum: Softball Wed Apr 25, 2012, 01:50pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,113
Posted By celebur
Simple trigonometry. For a right-angle triangle:...

Simple trigonometry. For a right-angle triangle:
c^2 = a^2 + b^2 (where c is the hypotenuse and a & b are the other two sides)

For a ball diamond, c = distance to 2B, and a = b = base distance....
Forum: Softball Tue Apr 17, 2012, 01:45pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,074
Posted By celebur
Just to clarify, in most forms of softball, the...

Just to clarify, in most forms of softball, the obstructed runner has two types of protection:
1. protected between the bases where the obstruction occurred, AND
2. protected to the base the...
Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 09, 2012, 01:55pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,922
Posted By celebur
This is the crux of your problem. You believe it...

This is the crux of your problem. You believe it should matter, but the rules do not support your belief. Rather than re-examine your belief, you look for whatever evidence can be read out of...
Forum: Baseball Sat Apr 07, 2012, 12:07am
Replies: 37
Views: 11,965
Posted By celebur
This was a three-year-dead thread until a spam...

This was a three-year-dead thread until a spam post resurrected it. . . :(
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