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Forum: Baseball Wed Dec 20, 2000, 10:20pm

Replies: 4 If you had the opportunity? Views: 1,399 Posted By Drifter I would ask, "How do you get past it when you're... I would ask, "How do you get past it when you're doing your absolute best, working hard and still blow a call that you know has an effect on the outcome of the game". I don't think I'll ever...

Forum: Baseball Sun Dec 17, 2000, 07:36am

Replies: 9 the "ZONE" & calling it by the book..... Views: 1,715 Posted By Drifter [QUOTE]Originally posted by BJ Moose I... [QUOTE]Originally posted by BJ Moose I always apply the Universal Test of Strikezones.. is it fair? Does the batter have a chance to HIT that ball (ex: a ball width outside thigh high). I...

Forum: Baseball Wed Dec 13, 2000, 11:43pm

Replies: 13 Out of this world Contracts $ and this - Views: 1,947 Posted By Drifter Re: Killing the goose. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Warren Willson [B]These greedy players are killing the golden goose, here. Just my $AUD0.05c worth. This is exactly the kind of talk that surfaced when Nolan Ryan...

Forum: Baseball Tue Dec 05, 2000, 09:24pm

Replies: 31 Take a one-question test Views: 3,270 Posted By Drifter [QUOTE]Originally posted by Carl Childress ... [QUOTE]Originally posted by Carl Childress [B]Hmmmmmmmmm. Everybody seems to have disappeared. Perhaps it's all those dimpled ballots. Take a one-question FED test. R1 is stealing. B1 strikes...

Forum: Baseball Mon Nov 27, 2000, 03:18am

Replies: 13 Lessons Learned Views: 2,131 Posted By Drifter If there's one thing that I could do to be a... If there's one thing that I could do to be a better umpire, this is it. I have, on occasion, called things that I didn't actually see. Example: On a pick off play at first several years ago,...

Forum: Baseball Fri Nov 24, 2000, 09:48pm

Replies: 27 Umpire Blackballed Views: 3,034 Posted By Drifter What about the times when guys were blackballed... What about the times when guys were blackballed for no good and discernable reason? Were these attempts to manipulate the system? Warren Willson [/B][/QUOTE] I'm an older, probably more...

Forum: Baseball Tue Nov 21, 2000, 05:48pm

Replies: 14 First Play by an infielder Views: 2,033 Posted By Drifter Same here...I THOUGHT I was wrong once. Turns... Same here...I THOUGHT I was wrong once. Turns out I was right. Guess I was wrong. Vern

Forum: Baseball Tue Nov 21, 2000, 11:57am

Replies: 11 "New" High Strike Zone Views: 1,674 Posted By Drifter [QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Davies The... [QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Davies The Major League pitcher doesn't WANT the batter to swing at that high pitch. The Batter will kill it!! The pitcher wants to keep the ideal pitch down and...

Forum: Baseball Tue Nov 21, 2000, 09:51am

Replies: 27 Umpire Blackballed Views: 3,034 Posted By Drifter [QUOTE]Originally posted by Warren Willson It... [QUOTE]Originally posted by Warren Willson It doesn't matter whether the they are right or wrong in their assessments, coaches and players should NOT be able to set the tone for any game by helping...

Forum: Baseball Mon Nov 20, 2000, 09:21pm

Replies: 27 Umpire Blackballed Views: 3,034 Posted By Drifter [QUOTE]I don't need the hassles, and neither do... [QUOTE]I don't need the hassles, and neither do the competitors. This quote is the bottom line. I've been blackballed one time. It was from a coach for whom I'd never worked a game. He got the...

Forum: Baseball Sun Oct 29, 2000, 11:05pm

Replies: 7 Did he Offer? (Bunting) Views: 3,296 Posted By Drifter I'm curious as to how you can refuse to allow the... I'm curious as to how you can refuse to allow the bat waggling thing. It chaps me pretty good too, but without any basis in the rule book to prohibit it, my only recourse is to subtly widen the...

Forum: Baseball Sun Oct 29, 2000, 10:52pm

Replies: 20 Sending Messages Views: 3,690 Posted By Drifter Drawing a Line F1 had a "major league" type curve and made this 1 particular batter look really bad on a pitch. I called it a strike and the batter starting saying you know those sarcastic gestures - Hey Blue, I...

Forum: Baseball Sun Oct 29, 2000, 10:27am

Replies: 17 PRE-GAME A MUST Views: 2,327 Posted By Drifter Quote from Jim "It's truly a shame the... Quote from Jim "It's truly a shame the members of your association neglect a ten-minute post-game conference. You should consider getting that fixed. It doesn't hurt, you know. We've found it to...

Forum: Baseball Sat Oct 28, 2000, 11:38pm

Replies: 17 PRE-GAME A MUST Views: 2,327 Posted By Drifter That's why, in my opinion, a post-game conference... That's why, in my opinion, a post-game conference is just as important. That's the time you should spend going over where the two of you went wrong. That's where they'll start getting it. ...

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