Forum: Baseball
Sun Apr 03, 2005, 10:07am
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Just out of curiosity - where were the runners?...
Just out of curiosity - where were the runners? I'm assuming 1st and 2nd, or bases loaded.
Also - was your 1st baseman <i>holding</i> the runner? He should <i>not</i> have. The best way to do that...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 08:47pm
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 07:40pm
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 01:13pm
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Another Expert Opinion
We can keep beating that drum if we like. That is a worn argument and has been used for a very long time.
"They should know the rules!"
It's a bit naive to expect coaches, players, and fans to...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 01:08pm
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Another Expert Opinion
Well, I guess the teams in our area are not nearly as well educated than yours. Around here, you're just as likely to get an OBR-style appeal than a FED-style.
The advantage of doing in OBR style?...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 26, 2005, 12:39pm
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Another Expert Opinion
I agree - the FED method is not altogether illogical. And - true - if you <i>were</i> inventing a NEW game ... this might be the way to go.
But, nonetheless, it's different! It's different from...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 11:37pm
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Re: Re: Another Expert Opinion
And in nearly <i>every</i> case, the issue was the reluctance of the umpires to call it the FED way, instead, preferring the OBR way.
The appeal play is a good example. For the most part, umpires...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 04:33pm
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Re: Not a myth
The myth <i>isn't</i> directed to the point as to whether catchers, on occasion, hit runners with the throw. No question about it - that happens.
The myth is that coaches <i>teach</i> catcher's to...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 04:05pm
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Re: Not a myth
You're saying <i>exactly</i> what I was saying. The catcher aims at his target. And that target is <i>never</i> the runner. It's always a fielder taking the throw at 1st base.
If a throwing lane...
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Forum: Baseball
Fri Mar 25, 2005, 01:45pm
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One of the biggest myths is that coaches teach...
One of the biggest myths is that coaches teach their catchers to <i>drill</i> any runner who is out of the runner's lane. I assure you, they do <i>not</i>.
Why hit the runner with the ball then...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Mar 24, 2005, 11:33pm
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Agreed.
But worse - I can't think of a MLB...
Agreed.
But worse - I can't think of a MLB umpire who would award the BR first for the catcher slinging the ball out into right field - notwithstanding the BR being out of the running lane.
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Mar 24, 2005, 05:15pm
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And maybe what you describe is the problem.
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And maybe what you describe is the problem.
Why should there be so many varied inputs as to how a well-established game is played?
Somehow I doubt that the COACHES are driving the mechanism...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Mar 24, 2005, 09:20am
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Re: Re: OBR vs FED vs College vs Common Sense
Garth, I believe much of what you say above is true. Yet, I can't help getting the sense that the FED rulemakers often create differences just for the <i>sake</i> of being different. I think most...
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 07:29pm
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Forum: Baseball
Wed Mar 23, 2005, 07:27pm
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USSSA doesn't even have a <A...
USSSA doesn't even have a <A HREF="http://www.usssabaseball.org/content/reports/2005%20rules-final.pdf">rulebook</A>, per se.
In fact, if you pursue the above link you will find the following...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Mar 22, 2005, 10:58pm
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Re: Re: sympathy for the Devil
Garth, did you make a HUGE misapplication of any rules?
Hell, it's <i>easy</i> to be straight forward with competent and professional people. You're an excellent umpire! There's no need to deal...
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Forum: Baseball
Tue Mar 22, 2005, 11:05am
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 10:24pm
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Under OBR, if you concede that a pitcher...
Under OBR, if you concede that a pitcher <i>can</i> attempt a pickoff while in the windup position, then what would you accept as a legal "first move?"
If nothing else, you should accept that the...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 07:21pm
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I disagree with your impression of the move. I...
I disagree with your impression of the move. I guess there's room to disagree since the video quality is somewhat lacking.
It's nothing more than a jump/spin move. All the pitcher is doing is a...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 03:53pm
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You have a very good outlook on this. You...
You have a very good outlook on this. You properly sensed that you were getting some undeserved heat from others. That's simply because you have revealed the fact that you coach. To many, that, by...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 02:21pm
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Re: Since this is umpiring ...
Excellent!
Your observations and advice are dead on!
You, at least, are mature and wise enough to understand the dynamics - and learn from it without getting all offended and appalled by the...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 01:24pm
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Re: Dear King Rat!
It gets implemented in <i>exactly</i> the way I described it.
If the umpire is having "none of it." The case is closed and no argument can be made. In that regard, you're right. After all, it...
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Forum: Baseball
Mon Mar 21, 2005, 12:09pm
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Re: Re: And . . .
Coaching hat: ON
When you suspect an umpire has misapplied a rule on what would <i>normally</i> be a judgment call - you should try to get the umpire to explain <i>which</i> rule he applied and...
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Forum: Baseball
Thu Mar 17, 2005, 12:25am
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Here's a pickoff from the windup that my son...
Here's a pickoff from the windup that my son executed from the windup position last season. This is a 13U team.
The situation was R2 and R3.
We had a comfortable lead late in the game and he...
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