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Forum: Baseball Mon Dec 12, 2005, 11:06pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,372
Posted By Justme
2005 NCAA Baseball Division 1 Championship ...

2005 NCAA Baseball Division 1 Championship
Game Officials Manual

6.11 Getting the call right

The first requisite of an umpire is to ultimately get all decisions correct. Umpire pride is...
Forum: Baseball Fri Dec 02, 2005, 03:18pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,646
Posted By Justme
Kaliix: Like Sal said, we have to get the...

Kaliix:

Like Sal said, we have to get the call right. If you’re not 100% sure of your call then go to your partner for help no matter how the coach asks you to (the reaction from the coaches and...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 30, 2005, 06:10pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,449
Posted By Justme
GB: Put words in your mouth? I was just...

GB:

Put words in your mouth? I was just stating my opinion, if you feel that I was attacking you or trying to put words in your mouth then you have issues that go beyond my post.

I wasn't...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 30, 2005, 02:34pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,449
Posted By Justme
Talking *** Did this thread take a strange twist, or is...

*** Did this thread take a strange twist, or is it justme? ***

Relax GB, I didn't mean to pee in your Wheaties. I wasn't aware that you were limiting the subject matter. Next reply I make, just...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 30, 2005, 01:40pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,449
Posted By Justme
Old school guys might say that you don't say...

Old school guys might say that you don't say anything until asked. That's the way it has been for about 10,000 years BUT now things are changing. Umpire clinics are teaching that IF you have...
Forum: Baseball Thu Nov 17, 2005, 05:46pm
Replies: 207
Views: 18,074
Posted By Justme
Steve, If there's a question as to how a...

Steve,

If there's a question as to how a rule should be applied how is it decided in the leagues you work in? If each umpire decides for themselves and comes up with different applications, I can...
Forum: Baseball Thu Nov 17, 2005, 12:49pm
Replies: 207
Views: 18,074
Posted By Justme
Who knows "WHEN" or "IF" any of the...

Who knows "WHEN" or "IF" any of the interpretations/rulings wil be incorporated into the rule book(s).... until they are......

Because the various rule books are, in places, confusing (to say the...
Forum: Baseball Thu Nov 17, 2005, 11:57am
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rich Ives BRD -...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rich Ives
BRD - very first item.

FED - "During a live ball appeal the defense must make a verbal appeal unless 'a play by its very nature is imminent and obvious to...
Forum: Baseball Thu Nov 17, 2005, 09:51am
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
Neither the FED rule book nor the FED case book...

Neither the FED rule book nor the FED case book use the term "unmistakeable" when talking about appeals.

I have quoted both books in pervious posts. Like it or not that's what is written, I...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 16, 2005, 09:14pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
PWL, You are 100% correct and believe it or...

PWL,

You are 100% correct and believe it or not that's what I was saying in my last post, in a less direct way than you. I was just pointing out that 8.2.3 & 8.4.2 were for entirely different...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 16, 2005, 04:53pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
Steve, Thanks for the response. I see...

Steve,

Thanks for the response.

I see the 8.2.3 ruling as an entirely different situation from 8.4.2. While they both deal with a missed base 8.2.3 is talking about 1B in particular, and...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 16, 2005, 12:40pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
I guess that I am just getting old.... I can't...

I guess that I am just getting old.... I can't seem to find the requirement for a verbal appeal on a live-ball. I must be missing something since most of you say that it is required.

When I look...
Forum: Baseball Wed Nov 16, 2005, 10:10am
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
Bob: I agree that the "accidental appeal"...

Bob:
I agree that the "accidental appeal" should be removed or changed but it hasn't been so we are obligated to call our games per the book.

I read further in the case book, as you suggested,...
Forum: Baseball Tue Nov 15, 2005, 08:45pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
I forgot 8.2.3 Situation (page 62 of the FED case...

I forgot 8.2.3 Situation (page 62 of the FED case book

B1 hits a slow roller to F5 and arrives safely but misses first base. F3 catches the ball with his foot off the base and casually steps on...
Forum: Baseball Tue Nov 15, 2005, 08:29pm
Replies: 56
Views: 6,434
Posted By Justme
FED Standard Rule 8-2 Penalty (Art 1-5) states...

FED Standard Rule 8-2 Penalty (Art 1-5) states in part:

"A live-ball appeal may be made by a defensive player with the ball in his possession by tagging the runner or touching the base that was...
Forum: Baseball Mon Nov 14, 2005, 06:46pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,732
Posted By Justme
This is a joke right? Maybe, for health's...

This is a joke right?

Maybe, for health's sake, Stuart Bechman should not watch baseball.

I wonder if:
* The batter just looks up, does that upset Stuart Bechman?
* The batter points the bat...
Forum: Softball Mon Nov 14, 2005, 06:28pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,442
Posted By Justme
A slight hesitation before the call? Those must...

A slight hesitation before the call? Those must be some really quick kids to be almost in the dugout that quickly.

Sounds like your partner wasn't real sure what to call and failed to give a...
Forum: Softball Fri Nov 11, 2005, 12:26am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,633
Posted By Justme
*** Leaving early on a caught flyball is an...

*** Leaving early on a caught flyball is an appeal play. So NO, you don't kill the ball and call the runner out. You try to hide your grin as you wait to see how closely the defense is paying...
Forum: Softball Thu Nov 10, 2005, 10:07pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,633
Posted By Justme
** Leave early when? On a pitch? On a caught fly...

** Leave early when? On a pitch? On a caught fly ball?***

Sorry, guess I should have been clear. I was mainly asking about leaving early on a pitch. But since you brought it up, when they leave...
Forum: Softball Thu Nov 10, 2005, 03:18pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,633
Posted By Justme
I need guidance (ASA rules) - You see a base...

I need guidance (ASA rules) - You see a base runner leave early.

Is this an automatic out or an appeal?

If it's an automatic out how do you handle it?

Would you call them out following the...
Forum: Softball Wed Nov 09, 2005, 01:43pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,373
Posted By Justme
When I read the original post I had invisioned F4...

When I read the original post I had invisioned F4 slapping his glove then turning toward the baserunner. Slapping the glove is not in itself obstruction but slapping the glove and then turning toward...
Forum: Softball Mon Nov 07, 2005, 05:57pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,373
Posted By Justme
Umpire judgement call - The umpire must...

Umpire judgement call -

The umpire must have felt that when the 2nd baseman whacked his fist into his glove it deceived the baserunner into believing that he had caught the ball. The umpire must...
Forum: Baseball Mon Oct 31, 2005, 10:06am
Replies: 43
Views: 4,938
Posted By Justme
Indicator: To use or not to use, that is the...

Indicator: To use or not to use, that is the question.

I'm a user, both as a PU and a BU. I have been using one for so long (I'm an old guy) that I rarely notice it. I remember the counts (most of...
Forum: Baseball Wed Oct 19, 2005, 09:09am
Replies: 49
Views: 7,653
Posted By Justme
SanDiego Steve: I'm new to this board but...

SanDiego Steve:

I'm new to this board but you are clearly the best internet baseball umpire that I have ever seen...on any board.
Forum: Softball Mon Oct 10, 2005, 01:21pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,462
Posted By Justme
I'm new to slowpitch softball and need...

I'm new to slowpitch softball and need clarification in regards to an ASA interference ruling.

I had R1 heading into 2B and F6 running toward 2B (with the ball). They arrived at about the same...
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