Forum: Baseball
Sun Mar 04, 2001, 05:36pm
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Yep... bizarre.
You are correct in suggesting that some things about the discussion of this play have gotten "bizarre". I might even have been responsible for some of that. I read the original play and the Evans...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Mar 04, 2001, 05:16pm
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Re: What if there is no contact?
OBR 7.08(i) says that the physical assistance must be given "...by touching or holding the runner". That seems to clearly indicate physical contact is required. Like you, however, I can envisage a...
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Forum: Baseball
Sun Mar 04, 2001, 12:06am
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Replies: 31
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On being concise...
Well I did caution that "perhaps mine will go too far". :D
I wanted to make the point about appropriate distance for being out of the box, seeing that Jim Simms was suggesting it was position more...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 03, 2001, 11:55pm
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Re: a worthy effort indeed.....
If "Daddy" is the base coach, that's a distinct possibility even without any debate! (see my post to Jim Simms for my reasons why that is possible).
I don't need no visit from FedEx, especially if...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 03, 2001, 11:30pm
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Replies: 31
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Re: I've never seen this play, yet
It is important to offer a few salient facts before I try to explain what I meant by that phrase. Carl's explanation was certainly correct, but perhaps didn't go far enough. Then again perhaps mine...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 03, 2001, 05:51pm
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How much is too much?
Agreed. That's not the case here, however. The illegal contact resulted in the runner being saved from an out at home, where a play was being made on him, and facilitated a safe return to 3rd base...
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Forum: Baseball
Sat Mar 03, 2001, 05:25pm
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Replies: 31
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Let me try...
Rog,
Surely you can admit that there is a difference between a coach merely signalling his runner to STOP (legal), and physically ensuring that he MUST stop (illegal)?
In this case, that...
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