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Forum: Softball Tue Jul 03, 2007, 02:27am

Replies: 46 Time limit - -when does clock start running Views: 6,440 Posted By Alaska Ump We used to have this discussion with umpires when... We used to have this discussion with umpires when I was the league administrator and we were ASA. Back then there was nothing in the rule book, and they insisted on starting the clock when the home...

Forum: Softball Sun Dec 03, 2006, 06:38pm

Replies: 8 Happy happy joy joy!!! Views: 1,653 Posted By Alaska Ump I'll have games like that, too, but not until May. I'll have games like that, too, but not until May.

Forum: Softball Mon Nov 27, 2006, 10:53pm

Replies: 56 From another site: Views: 5,645 Posted By Alaska Ump And we, he and I, . . . Sorry, I couldn't... And we, he and I, . . . Sorry, I couldn't resist. And, no, I am not the full-time grammarian.

Forum: Softball Mon Nov 27, 2006, 08:29pm

Replies: 40 Jealous ? Views: 3,535 Posted By Alaska Ump Shoot, we have national parks bigger than Texas. ... Shoot, we have national parks bigger than Texas. We feel so bad about relegating Texas to the second-largest state that we are considering splitting in half, which of course would make Texas the...

Forum: Softball Mon Nov 27, 2006, 08:25pm

Replies: 14 Rules I hope I never see in games Views: 1,249 Posted By Alaska Ump You've left me scratching my head here, wondering... You've left me scratching my head here, wondering if I'm missing something or you have confused your Abel and Baker. Unless I'm reading your hypothetical wrong, Baker hit a deep line drive that was...

Forum: Softball Sun Oct 22, 2006, 04:02pm

Replies: 22 Ball Strikes 1st Base Coach Views: 3,784 Posted By Alaska Ump Mike: I think you misinterpreted my point. ... Mike: I think you misinterpreted my point. I am not suggesting the rulebook be rewritten. I am not suggesting that we add obnoxious legalities. I siimply noted that Matt is correct -- from a...

Forum: Softball Sat Oct 21, 2006, 05:55pm

Replies: 22 Ball Strikes 1st Base Coach Views: 3,784 Posted By Alaska Ump Matt, I think it is a valid question. As a... Matt, I think it is a valid question. As a lawyer and a grammarian, I see no reason why this rule cannot be read two ways: or In the first interpretation, the word "intentionally" is...

Forum: Softball Sat Oct 21, 2006, 05:00pm

Replies: 27 Political Correctness (or Being Stupid Enough To Buy This Crap!) Views: 3,027 Posted By Alaska Ump I'm too lazy to check the etymology of all your... I'm too lazy to check the etymology of all your examples and show that your theory is incorrect. Suffice it to say that Alaska is not "named for Indians." There is no Alaska tribe. Alaska is a...

Forum: Softball Tue Sep 12, 2006, 12:52am

Replies: 25 How many.... Views: 2,653 Posted By Alaska Ump What?! You all have rulebooks??? :) What?! You all have rulebooks??? :)

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 11, 2006, 02:42am

Replies: 9 Sometimes I wonder why I umpire Views: 1,646 Posted By Alaska Ump I would simply take the coach aside and calmly... I would simply take the coach aside and calmly explain that we don't put up with that kind of nonsense and if she can't control her players someone is going to get tossed and, with only nine players,...

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 04, 2006, 04:19am

Replies: 18 NFHS softball rain-out pay Views: 3,241 Posted By Alaska Ump Up here under the midnight sun we schedule three... Up here under the midnight sun we schedule three games per night. If the game is canceled for any reason where it is too late to notify the umpire before he or she heads to the field, the umpire...

Forum: Softball Sun Aug 27, 2006, 04:50am

Replies: 34 What's the final score? Views: 3,230 Posted By Alaska Ump The difference between the MLB rule you quoted... The difference between the MLB rule you quoted and the ASA rule I quoted makes the ASA rule unclear in which way? You can't seriously wonder if the batter gets to score, too?

Forum: Softball Fri Aug 25, 2006, 02:36pm

Replies: 6 Runner is out when he leaves the field of play -- or not? Views: 2,630 Posted By Alaska Ump Runner is out when he leaves the field of play -- or not? Adult slowpitch. Our rules clearly state a runner is out when he leaves the field of play. This is a question about the letter of the rule versus the intent of the rule. One of our fields has a...

Forum: Softball Fri Aug 25, 2006, 12:51pm

Replies: 34 What's the final score? Views: 3,230 Posted By Alaska Ump The ASA rulebook, for one, gives explicit... The ASA rulebook, for one, gives explicit directions in this case. The problem is that it is in a place most umpires ignore. The question for the OP is whether the Canadian rules have a...

Forum: Softball Thu Aug 24, 2006, 03:35am

Replies: 26 How would you rule? Views: 2,239 Posted By Alaska Ump Just to take off on a tangent, an overrun and an... Just to take off on a tangent, an overrun and an overslide are not the same thing. For instance, if the batter tries to stretch a single into a double, but overruns second base and is tagged out...

Forum: Softball Tue Aug 22, 2006, 08:19pm

Replies: 13 When it gets personal! Views: 1,758 Posted By Alaska Ump tcblue: I had a typo and meant NSA allows a... tcblue: I had a typo and meant NSA allows a team to continue playing short-handed after an ejection, not an out, but I'm sure you caught the typo. You are clearly talking about fast-pitch when...

Forum: Softball Tue Aug 22, 2006, 05:13am

Replies: 13 When it gets personal! Views: 1,758 Posted By Alaska Ump NSA allows a team to play short-handed after an... NSA allows a team to play short-handed after an out, also. As an umpire and as an administrator, I realize you gave no details of what happened after the ejection, but that type of personal insult...

Forum: Softball Tue Aug 15, 2006, 04:31am

Replies: 9 SP foul out = strike out? Views: 4,010 Posted By Alaska Ump Here's a question for you. Two outs and the... Here's a question for you. Two outs and the batter hits between second the shortstop. Batted ball hits the runner between second and third before passing an infielder other than the pitcher. ...

Forum: Softball Mon Aug 07, 2006, 03:56am

Replies: 14 The Plate in ASA Class D SlowPitch? Views: 4,114 Posted By Alaska Ump I think he's saying that any pitch that hits the... I think he's saying that any pitch that hits the plate is a BALL and a dead ball. If you call a strike, it's not a dead ball and runners can steal.

Forum: Softball Thu Aug 03, 2006, 01:34pm

Replies: 14 The Plate in ASA Class D SlowPitch? Views: 4,114 Posted By Alaska Ump The home plate is defined in your rules as being... The home plate is defined in your rules as being 17 inches wide across the edge facing the pitcher's plate with sides parallel to the inside lines of the batter's box 8 1/2 inches long and sides of...

Forum: Softball Thu Aug 03, 2006, 03:49am

Replies: 10 A first in my umpiring career Views: 1,869 Posted By Alaska Ump I would agree with canceling games with a 115... I would agree with canceling games with a 115 degree heat index, but then again, I used to work in an office where we closed down anytime it got over 80 degrees. We closed once that I can remember...

Forum: Softball Tue Aug 01, 2006, 03:18am

Replies: 10 DoubleBaseQuestion Views: 1,291 Posted By Alaska Ump I think the way to look at your question is to... I think the way to look at your question is to consider what you would do if the orange bag did not exist. If the fielder is touching part of the white bag and part of her foot is in foul...

Forum: Softball Mon Jul 17, 2006, 01:41am

Replies: 19 looking like a fool Views: 2,608 Posted By Alaska Ump I was working BU a couple of weeks ago and could... I was working BU a couple of weeks ago and could offer all kinds of excuses, but the fact is I wasn't giving the game the proper attention and paid for it, mostly by humiliation. Bases empty,...

Forum: Softball Mon Jul 17, 2006, 01:20am

Replies: 18 Here is one for you. Views: 2,281 Posted By Alaska Ump I've had to eject an umpire in the middle of a... I've had to eject an umpire in the middle of a game in an adult slowpitch tournament. A few years ago I was TD and got called to a field to handle a protest. The complaining coach was protesting...

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