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Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 06, 2007, 11:48am

Replies: 18 Was I Justified? Views: 3,158 Posted By Publius I would have done it differently. As an... I would have done it differently. As an independent contractor, and working within the framework of FED rules, I would not have restarted any game where an ejected participant was still within...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 05, 2007, 11:15pm

Replies: 43 Complaints, Change And Resistance Views: 5,305 Posted By Publius Being an independent contractor has a helluva lot... Being an independent contractor has a helluva lot to do with being able to work a job the way you want. The control of the choice of methods in completing the work is one of the defining differences...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jul 04, 2007, 10:23pm

Replies: 43 Complaints, Change And Resistance Views: 5,305 Posted By Publius The leagues go to great lengths to divorce the... The leagues go to great lengths to divorce the umpires from the leagues for reasons beneficial to the leagues and detrimental to umpires. They call us independent contractors so our actions or...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jul 02, 2007, 05:34pm

Replies: 14 Umpire Burnout Views: 2,849 Posted By Publius By the end of the college regular season I have... By the end of the college regular season I have in 40 games (college and about half a dozen HS). In summer I do a few men's league games, maybe a DH a week, and do U18 tournaments 8-10 games over 3...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 25, 2007, 11:01pm

Replies: 100 Trivial Trivia-Umpire's Edition Views: 10,758 Posted By Publius GarthB knew the correct answer. He was just... GarthB knew the correct answer. He was just following rule #1.

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 25, 2007, 01:08pm

Replies: 25 Getting straightlined? Views: 3,268 Posted By Publius Lots goes into the claim that you shouldn't need... Lots goes into the claim that you shouldn't need to get help. Ideally, you shouldn't. But, we aren't all fast, quick, and agile. Players do the wrong thing sometimes. Players sometimes...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 25, 2007, 11:46am

Replies: 14 You could see it coming. Views: 2,559 Posted By Publius I had a call that didn't result in an ejection... I had a call that didn't result in an ejection that was the polar opposite of this situation. The base anchors were too close to the foul lines, so the 1st and 3rd base bags extended two or three...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 21, 2007, 12:31am

Replies: 10 FED Rules Online Views: 2,008 Posted By Publius Wow. There is a correlation between the ease with... Wow. There is a correlation between the ease with which one can obtain a copy of the official playing rules for various codes (OBR, NCAA, NFHS, LL), and the general level of competence of umpires...

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 19, 2007, 08:20am

Replies: 32 Fireworks! Views: 4,952 Posted By Publius Unless it's really out of hand, I listen to the... Unless it's really out of hand, I listen to the chirping the rest of the half inning. When the head coach of that team walks by on his way back from, or on his way to, the 3rd base box, I simply...

Forum: Baseball Mon Jun 18, 2007, 11:26pm

Replies: 18 Catharsis Views: 2,804 Posted By Publius That's crap. Umpires who work at the professional... That's crap. Umpires who work at the professional level, and at the highest levels of amateur ball (as does the person to whom you were responding), have the pressure of their record TOTALLY...

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