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Forum: Baseball Thu Aug 02, 2012, 12:07am

Replies: 6 ebook: 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game Views: 1,724 Posted By Carl Childress ebook: 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game A number of emails and posts on the Internet convinced me I should provide an eBook for 151 Ways. It's not as easy as they say, especially if you don't use Word. (And no self-respecting author...

Forum: Baseball Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:38am

Replies: 26 Worst umpiring crew in baseball... Views: 6,330 Posted By Carl Childress I can illustrate why they accepted U2's call by... I can illustrate why they accepted U2's call by quoting from MY NEW BOOK, 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game. One of the ugliest photographs ever taken of umpires in action shows one umpire making...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 26, 2012, 09:45pm

Replies: 4 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game Views: 1,923 Posted By Carl Childress You're the second one to ask. A guy on the ABUA... You're the second one to ask. A guy on the ABUA also wanted Kindle. Here's the note I left him: Kindle doesn't recognize WordPerfect documents. Nor PDF either. Only .doc will do. But WP is the...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 26, 2012, 11:11am

Replies: 26 Worst umpiring crew in baseball... Views: 6,330 Posted By Carl Childress Take it easy, guys Criticism of umpires is a staple of the Internet message boards. We all make mistakes. The mistakes of the MLUs are simply magnified. Denkinger's call at first in the World Series, 1985. Three...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 26, 2012, 10:34am

Replies: 4 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game Views: 1,923 Posted By Carl Childress 151 Ways to Ruin a Baseball Game My latest book is on sale today (7/26/12) at Amazon.com. Here are the details...

Forum: Baseball Fri May 11, 2012, 10:00pm

Replies: 16 batter swings and is hit in chest. Views: 3,300 Posted By Carl Childress Me, too! I do that already by "Leaning Forward"... Me, too! I do that already by "Leaning Forward" with MSNBC.

Forum: Baseball Fri May 11, 2012, 09:51pm

Replies: 22 Major League Baseball Set to Outlaw the third to first move next year Views: 7,961 Posted By Carl Childress T, I don't think that's right. 8.05c CMT has been... T, I don't think that's right. 8.05c CMT has been in the book a long time. Jim Evans implies it's been there since 1900. I know when I started working NBC ball in 1956, the 3-1 move was legal and...

Forum: Baseball Thu May 10, 2012, 04:04pm

Replies: 14 2 Balks In The Same Inning Views: 2,136 Posted By Carl Childress Well, he's probably wrong, but there's always the... Well, he's probably wrong, but there's always the possibility that further research .... To hell with it. Naturally, I don't want to alienate BSump so mcuh that he might not visit my site (carls...

Forum: Baseball Thu May 10, 2012, 03:59pm

Replies: 14 2 Balks In The Same Inning Views: 2,136 Posted By Carl Childress My records (emails) show I was the first to... My records (emails) show I was the first to advise it was impossible to balk on a move to second. I think Tim was the first to write: IIITBTSB. The idea has been part of my balk lecture since the...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 09, 2012, 10:56pm

Replies: 14 2 Balks In The Same Inning Views: 2,136 Posted By Carl Childress Let me have this since I think I was in on the... Let me have this since I think I was in on the creation of this idea. I posted years ago that a pitcher cannot balk on a move to second: He doesn't have to throw to base, he doesn't have to throw,...

Forum: Baseball Mon May 07, 2012, 02:52pm

Replies: 0 Carl's New Website Views: 3,614 Posted By Carl Childress Carl's New Website After all these years, I’m launching my own website. It’s Carl_Childress | Edinburg, TX 78539 (http://carlsbrd.com) You’ll find everything you need to know about getting the BRD, other books by me,...

Forum: Baseball Tue May 01, 2012, 10:44pm

Replies: 27 Admit I am out of touch, Views: 3,945 Posted By Carl Childress Yes. NFHS Website case play #11, 2002, affirmed... Yes. NFHS Website case play #11, 2002, affirmed case play #7, 2010. The catcher's gotta throw! I might point out that the BRD has the answers to almost every play I've seen in the Forum. For...

Forum: Baseball Tue May 01, 2012, 10:28pm

Replies: 9 Appeal of OBS Runner's Missed Base Views: 1,897 Posted By Carl Childress BRD to the rescue: NFHS has no rule or... BRD to the rescue: NFHS has no rule or interpretation. The NCAA official interp is from the previous rulesa editor, Rich Fetchiet: "If, in the umpire’s judgment, obstruction occurred near enough to a...

Forum: Baseball Sat Feb 11, 2012, 12:33pm

Replies: 17 2012 brd Views: 3,696 Posted By Carl Childress Thanks for the plug! Also: Somebody wanted... Thanks for the plug! Also: Somebody wanted more information. $15. to my PayPal account: [email protected]

Forum: Baseball Tue Feb 07, 2012, 11:10am

Replies: 17 2012 brd Views: 3,696 Posted By Carl Childress Yes, there will be an EBRD (PDF file with hot... Yes, there will be an EBRD (PDF file with hot links on the cross references). As it was last year, it's $15 plus a copy of the sales receipt for the 2012 printed copy. Everybody who bought one...

Forum: Baseball Mon Feb 06, 2012, 12:04am

Replies: 17 2012 brd Views: 3,696 Posted By Carl Childress Amazon has a list price of $34.95, but they... Amazon has a list price of $34.95, but they always knock that down some as we move through the year. I have nothing to do with that, but I look for a sale price of $27 or so. As long as the book...

Forum: Baseball Sun Feb 05, 2012, 11:59pm

Replies: 17 2012 brd Views: 3,696 Posted By Carl Childress pay for 2012 Jim: The offer for a greatly reduced price for the 2012 BRD is offered only to those few (18, I think) who bought the 2011 BRD in JANJUARY 2012. Listen, you were one of the first five to get the...

Forum: Baseball Sat Feb 04, 2012, 10:50pm

Replies: 7 Officiating.com Views: 2,194 Posted By Carl Childress The toll free number is working Officiating.com is, as they say, treading water right now. We're not accepting any paid subscribers as we are in the process of becoming a free site, still with paid articles. As you can see, Brad...

Forum: Baseball Sat Feb 04, 2012, 10:41pm

Replies: 17 2012 brd Views: 3,696 Posted By Carl Childress 2012 brd I submitted the manuscript to Amazon, it was accepted, and the book will be listed for sale within 5 to 7 business days. Same deal as last year. On the plus side: 396 pages, alphabetical...

Forum: Baseball Mon Dec 12, 2011, 03:45pm

Replies: 20 Baseball Umpires Encyclopedia Views: 6,170 Posted By Carl Childress . Mike: After you get the BUE, I'd... . Mike: After you get the BUE, I'd appreciate it if you would review it for Amazon. Readability, accuracy, design and format. If there's something you really don't like, say so. I can always...

Forum: Baseball Fri Dec 09, 2011, 06:25am

Replies: 20 Baseball Umpires Encyclopedia Views: 6,170 Posted By Carl Childress eBook As I understand it, that's up to Amazon. I asked then to do it. Concerning the other comments about the "phantom double play": As you know, I'm still working. It's true I don't call NCAA D1...

Forum: Baseball Fri Dec 09, 2011, 06:15am

Replies: 20 Baseball Umpires Encyclopedia Views: 6,170 Posted By Carl Childress Thanks, mb Thanks, mb

Forum: Baseball Thu Dec 08, 2011, 08:04am

Replies: 20 Baseball Umpires Encyclopedia Views: 6,170 Posted By Carl Childress Baseball Umpires Encyclopedia My new book is available now at Amazon.com Click here (http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Umpires-Encyclopedia-Carl-Childress/dp/1463729987/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323346664&sr=1-3) to order. ...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 21, 2011, 04:13pm

Replies: 14 Calling All Umps! (new book) Views: 3,060 Posted By Carl Childress THE BOOK IS NOW ON SALE! It's eligible for free... THE BOOK IS NOW ON SALE! It's eligible for free shipping: Buy $25 worth of eligible items, and everything ships free. I'm very proud of it. I hope my fans like it as much as they liked 51 Ways to...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 14, 2011, 03:55pm

Replies: 14 Calling All Umps! (new book) Views: 3,060 Posted By Carl Childress Calling All Umps! (new book) Calling All Umps! Essays about: The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good by Carl Childress 168 pages, $15.00, Amazon.com Here's the author's note. You may know me from the days when I was the "Doing...

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