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Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 29, 2002, 09:56am

Replies: 3 Is this a balk? Views: 1,583 Posted By Alan G R2, pitcher in set position, R2 breaks for third.... R2, pitcher in set position, R2 breaks for third. a) Pitcher steps with his free foot toward the runner to begin to chase him. or b) Pitcher steps with his pivot foot toward the runner to...

Forum: Baseball Fri Apr 26, 2002, 11:09pm

Replies: 2 Detached base Views: 2,051 Posted By Alan G When a base is detached, OBR says the runner can... When a base is detached, OBR says the runner can not be called out at that base. Recently I was asked a series of questions about detached bases and it seems that there are a few things that the...

Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 22, 2002, 08:38pm

Replies: 6 NCAA batter interference Views: 2,067 Posted By Alan G Pete, J/R talks about "interference without... Pete, J/R talks about "interference without a play," but that occurs when the batter interferes in one of several ways AND the catcher is NOT making a play. But on the play in question, neither...

Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 22, 2002, 08:20pm

Replies: 5 batter interference with ball thrown by fielder Views: 2,088 Posted By Alan G Unless I misunderstood... Maybe my reading comprehension score is weak, but I understood that the batter hit the ball when the shortstop threw it back towards the catcher. Here's what I have: If the pitch struck him...

Forum: Baseball Sat Apr 20, 2002, 03:16pm

Replies: 13 Hands part of bat Views: 2,623 Posted By Alan G Re: Situation Plate umpire didn't see it the way you did? How did the call get changed? Did he ask you for help?

Forum: Baseball Fri Nov 03, 2000, 03:58pm

Replies: 33 Giving a Coach Options Views: 5,646 Posted By Alan G In a post above, Carl Childress tells us that... In a post above, Carl Childress tells us that enforcing the penalty for interference and then changing the penalty when the coach chooses the play could create havoc on the field and in the stands. ...

Forum: Baseball Fri Nov 03, 2000, 03:39pm

Replies: 33 Giving a Coach Options Views: 5,646 Posted By Alan G As others have, let's be sure we accept that OBR... As others have, let's be sure we accept that OBR does not equate with advanced level or player age. Meaning plenty of 13-15 year old games are played essentially under OBR, with safety modifications...

Forum: Baseball Fri Nov 03, 2000, 11:34am

Replies: 33 Giving a Coach Options Views: 5,646 Posted By Alan G I would not offer the coach the option in a... I would not offer the coach the option in a league playing OBR. So now there are three of us. But I am prepared to inform the coach of the option if he gives me ANY reason to believe he...

Forum: Baseball Tue Oct 24, 2000, 09:20am

Replies: 9 Anyone wonder about RC getting tossed? Views: 2,194 Posted By Alan G I think Clemens had heard that it was a... I think Clemens had heard that it was a possibility that someone (perhaps even Piazza) might let a bat fly out of their hands during the game. I think he reacted as though that's what happened, even...

Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 09, 2000, 08:22pm

Replies: 2 Home Plate Umpire does make a difference Views: 1,947 Posted By Alan G I saw the same thing. But I don't think the... I saw the same thing. But I don't think the first 6 runs scored by the Yankees had anything to do with Reed's strike zone. The A's starter was laying it in and the Yankees were pounding him. I...

Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 04, 2000, 10:54am

Replies: 18 Base Awards? Views: 4,058 Posted By Alan G Pete Booth writes: "So if I read the quotes from... Pete Booth writes: "So if I read the quotes from Evans properly Using OBR - "boils down" to Umpire Judgement not necesarily BR out for interference. Evans uses the term may be adjudged to be...

Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 04, 2000, 10:09am

Replies: 18 Base Awards? Views: 4,058 Posted By Alan G Let me see if I've got this. In NCAA, the... Let me see if I've got this. In NCAA, the batter is NOT out, so base awards need to be made. (Is it definite that in NCAA, the inadvertent kick puts the batter on second? or is this still...

Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 02, 2000, 11:01pm

Replies: 18 Base Awards? Views: 4,058 Posted By Alan G At least I got the base award right! (It... At least I got the base award right! (It never occurred to me that the umpires might have been ruling that this was "one from the mound," but that's probably what they were doing. I agree, that...

Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 02, 2000, 09:28pm

Replies: 18 Base Awards? Views: 4,058 Posted By Alan G I'm not sure why it would matter that it was... I'm not sure why it would matter that it was inadvertent. When a runner is hit by a batted ball, it need not be deliberate. The problem, as I see it, is that this is not a batted ball, so it's not...

Forum: Baseball Fri Sep 29, 2000, 10:29am

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G On and on I guess we'll have to go on and on. I haven't been very successful at making the only point that I wanted to make. I don't want to have a situation in which umpires rule the same situation...

Forum: Baseball Fri Sep 29, 2000, 08:55am

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G I thought I had made my last shot at this issue,... I thought I had made my last shot at this issue, but it keeps coming back. I looked in BRD last night. Let's see if I've got this right. If the defense does not initiate a time out and the coach...

Forum: Baseball Thu Sep 28, 2000, 10:10pm

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G On another board, Jim Porter took me to task for... On another board, Jim Porter took me to task for not apologizing publicly for an error. In the thread here, he wrote a long post which had previously been posted in which he asked that words like...

Forum: Baseball Thu Sep 28, 2000, 09:27am

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G My last attempt Jim, I read your last post and although there's lots to disagree with, I must go further than that on one issue. I did not use the word "stupid" in anything I've written on this issue (or any...

Forum: Baseball Wed Sep 27, 2000, 09:40pm

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G Please supply better reference Jim, I have a book called "Make the Right Call", but I can't find the section "American League Umpires Rules and Regulations" which you referred to. In my book, trips to the mound are discussed...

Forum: Baseball Wed Sep 27, 2000, 04:03pm

Replies: 25 Charged Visit? Views: 5,257 Posted By Alan G You're right, Jim. I disagree. The reason... You're right, Jim. I disagree. The reason for limiting the number of trips to a pitcher in the same inning is to prevent delays that would occur if you could come out to talk to the pitcher after...

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