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Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 22, 2005, 11:25pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives No, Billy doesn't want to be bad. And he will... No, Billy doesn't want to be bad. And he will strive to be the best computer game designer he can be. But he doesn't have to work for EA Games to achieve that. You conveniently skipped over the...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 21, 2005, 01:38pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives <i>How sad that LL umpires have no inclination to... <i>How sad that LL umpires have no inclination to move up the ladder.</i> How sad it is that you think that it matters. Most LL coaches have no inclination of moving up to be a HS coach, or...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 21, 2005, 10:49am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Re: Hmmm, You've told me many times to get lost.

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 20, 2005, 06:19pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives <i>"You don't know me, you just think you know... <i>"You don't know me, you just think you know me." DeRay Lindro -- "Get Shorty"</i> It works both ways, Tee.

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 20, 2005, 06:12pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives <i>"Wannabe NCAA or top FED umpires ignore his... <i>"Wannabe NCAA or top FED umpires ignore his "belittling" at their peril."</i> Two points. 1) Most youth league umpires are not Wannabee NCAA or top FED umpires and have neither the time...

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 20, 2005, 03:23pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Tee, As far as I can tell 1) You have... Tee, As far as I can tell 1) You have never seen me coach. 2) You have never talked with players I've coached. 3) You've never talked with the parents of those kids. 4) You have not had any...

Forum: Baseball Tue Aug 16, 2005, 09:54am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Ozzy, I'm having a very hard time... Ozzy, I'm having a very hard time understanding how your experience with LL in your area translates to a condemnation of LL itself and all the local leagues throughout the world. What happened?...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 15, 2005, 11:20pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives <i>Rich, if LL is paying for all of the travel... <i>Rich, if LL is paying for all of the travel expenses, then why do I keep hearing on all of my local news casts that a local bank is taking donations to help send the team from my area to PA?</i> ...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 15, 2005, 10:46am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives They get about 1.6M per year for the TV rights.... They get about 1.6M per year for the TV rights. It allowed them to build a second stadium, double the size of the international grove, and double the number of teams they bring to Williamsport for...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 15, 2005, 07:49am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives <i>If players and coaches didn't lie and cheat... <i>If players and coaches didn't lie and cheat there would be no need for umpires.</i> I think that's a chicken/egg problem. A most of us know from our youth, pickup games don't have...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 15, 2005, 07:43am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Tee, As I said before, if you want an... Tee, As I said before, if you want an umpires-only board, it's really easy to start one. Your "favorite" site, Eteamz, has message boards for each web site and access is controlled by that...

Forum: Baseball Mon Aug 15, 2005, 07:30am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives The signature, which I took back off after one... The signature, which I took back off after one post, was not meant to set a pecking order. It was meant to say that of there are no games due to no organization and/or participants, then there is no...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 14, 2005, 10:57pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Good for you Rich. But who is the rat... Good for you Rich. But who is the rat here, me or the people who are constantly pissing all over LL and other youth baseball organizations and treating it's participants like brain dead...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 14, 2005, 10:43pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Tee People keep talking about "real... Tee People keep talking about "real baseball" or "not real baseball" without defining what they mean. There are MANY variations in the rules amongst the various rule sets and sanctioning...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 14, 2005, 08:56pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy I (and I quote via edit/copy)... Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy I (and I quote via edit/copy) think the following statement of yours is ranting and raving (the bolding is yours and adds to the evidence): <b>Little League Sucks! The LLWS is a...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 14, 2005, 02:17pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives There you go with the "real baseball" excuse.... There you go with the "real baseball" excuse. Another crock excuse. What is "real baseball"? A 60' field isn't real but a 70' field is? The LL pitching limits aren't real but the Pony...

Forum: Baseball Sun Aug 14, 2005, 01:03pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives I got a picture of Ben Franklin that says not as... I got a picture of Ben Franklin that says not as much as a single umpire at regions ot Williamsport think they are being scammed out of game fees.

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 13, 2005, 11:48pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Gotta be a small piece of his mind - it isn't a... Gotta be a small piece of his mind - it isn't a big mind to start with. So Ozzy, care to let us know what happened along the way that resulted in your opinion of LL? I "get" Tee's...

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 13, 2005, 01:53pm

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Come on Ives, these are ESPN games. Any game... Come on Ives, these are ESPN games. Any game shown on ESPN is important enough for fitted hats. Weren't the teams wearing fitted hats anyways? You are assuming they give a S&^%. Just...

Forum: Baseball Sat Aug 13, 2005, 10:36am

Replies: 123 LL Minn vs Iows Views: 9,511 Posted By Rich Ives Re: Hmmm, For the most part, we don't. It's just a difference of opinion. Perhaps there needs to be more effort put into understanding that "different" does not equal "wrong". We're used to adjustable...

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