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Forum: Baseball Wed May 25, 2005, 02:53pm

Replies: 14 Sick of it All! Views: 2,583 Posted By akalsey While your situation doesn't sound great, I'm... While your situation doesn't sound great, I'm afraid you won't get much advice on this board. Had you read a few threads prior to posting, you may have noticed that this is a board for the discussion...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 25, 2005, 11:53am

Replies: 10 Read for yourself Views: 2,480 Posted By akalsey Assuming OBR, the umpires were right under... Assuming OBR, the umpires were right under 4.06(a)(3): No manager, player, substitute, coach, trainer or batboy shall at any time, whether from the bench, the coach's box or on the playing field,...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 25, 2005, 11:33am

Replies: 19 Calling by myself tonight..... Views: 3,116 Posted By akalsey I was tempted once to go sit in the stands behind... I was tempted once to go sit in the stands behind the backstop at first base line extended. There were a couple of fans and an assistant coach with the night off that were sitting there and...

Forum: Baseball Fri May 20, 2005, 02:23pm

Replies: 25 Ball hits bat on ground Views: 6,236 Posted By akalsey Okay, Coach, you've got me. I was misapplying... Okay, Coach, you've got me. I was misapplying "object foreign to the natural ground" to the fair ball rule. The ball is foul, add a strike to the batter's count, all runners return to their TOP base....

Forum: Baseball Fri May 20, 2005, 01:15pm

Replies: 13 Pro School Views: 2,906 Posted By akalsey No, I certainly don't beleive all men are created... No, I certainly don't beleive all men are created equal. I was questioning Rob's statement. I read his statement as "there's no point to going to either school, you only do PBUC if you're good...

Forum: Baseball Fri May 20, 2005, 12:07am

Replies: 13 Pro School Views: 2,906 Posted By akalsey Huh? Are you saying that either pro school will... Huh? Are you saying that either pro school will help you improve or that good umpires are born instead of made?

Forum: Baseball Thu May 19, 2005, 08:49pm

Replies: 25 Ball hits bat on ground Views: 6,236 Posted By akalsey That might be a hard call to get anyone to... That might be a hard call to get anyone to swallow. Since not many people actually have (or have even seen) the MLBUM, I have a hard time making calls that appear to conflict with the rulebook based...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 18, 2005, 04:38pm

Replies: 25 Ball hits bat on ground Views: 6,236 Posted By akalsey In fair territory? Dead ball, runner's out.... In fair territory? Dead ball, runner's out. Unless it's already passed an infielder, et cetera, et cetera.

Forum: Baseball Wed May 18, 2005, 04:27pm

Replies: 15 Dad Attacks Softball Coach Views: 4,232 Posted By akalsey I have a habit of doing that. :) Look, I... I have a habit of doing that. :) Look, I don't want to get assaulted any more than the next guy (although if you're chosing someone to assault, I'd rather you chose the next guy), but I don't see...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 18, 2005, 04:24pm

Replies: 25 Ball hits bat on ground Views: 6,236 Posted By akalsey Around here they do. And they all have a pair of... Around here they do. And they all have a pair of hands growing from them. And if someone plucks one of those bats and get's hit in the hands...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 18, 2005, 04:20pm

Replies: 25 Ball hits bat on ground Views: 6,236 Posted By akalsey But a batted ball that strikes in fair territory... But a batted ball that strikes in fair territory a helmet that's fallen off R3 is fair regardless of where it ends up. So I'd argue that under OBR, absent a rule to the contrary, I'd rule fair on a...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 18, 2005, 03:25pm

Replies: 15 Dad Attacks Softball Coach Views: 4,232 Posted By akalsey Why? How is an attack on a coach (or umpire... Why? How is an attack on a coach (or umpire for that matter) different from one on a teacher, a Scout leader, a grocery clerk, or an insurance salesman? We already have laws on the books that...

Forum: Baseball Tue May 17, 2005, 11:26pm

Replies: 63 Catcher hurt......do you kill the play? Views: 10,538 Posted By akalsey If a player gets hit in the throat and collapses... If a player gets hit in the throat and collapses his airway, stopping play and getting him help 10 seconds earlier is not going to matter. This is a situation that requires trained medical personel...

Forum: Baseball Tue May 17, 2005, 04:40pm

Replies: 35 What a nightmare! Views: 5,595 Posted By akalsey I think you're taking his words out of context... I think you're taking his words out of context and twisting them. If your Little League is all volunteer, then you'd rather have an unskilled volunteer who is doing his best than no volunteer at all.

Forum: Baseball Tue May 17, 2005, 04:07pm

Replies: 10 Define swing - bunt or strike Views: 3,913 Posted By akalsey If he's trying to hit the ball, it's a swing. If... If he's trying to hit the ball, it's a swing. If he's trying to get a mostly stationary bat into the path of the ball so the ball hits the bat, it's a bunt. Bat hits ball = swing Ball hits bat =...

Forum: Baseball Tue May 17, 2005, 03:12am

Replies: 63 Catcher hurt......do you kill the play? Views: 10,538 Posted By akalsey Then why was someone running to first base? Then why was someone running to first base?

Forum: Baseball Mon May 16, 2005, 11:41pm

Replies: 14 Did I Do Right? Views: 2,376 Posted By akalsey The other option is to call safe immediately... The other option is to call safe immediately because you didn't see a tag and let the coaches come out and discuss the call with you. Announcing to all the world that I didn't see the play is...

Forum: Baseball Mon May 16, 2005, 11:28pm

Replies: 63 Catcher hurt......do you kill the play? Views: 10,538 Posted By akalsey There was a thread here a few weeks ago about... There was a thread here a few weeks ago about killing the play on an injury. It seems the consensus was that you don't kill the play if there's continuous action. The extra 10 seconds it takes to...

Forum: Baseball Mon May 16, 2005, 11:19pm

Replies: 7 Equipment preferences Views: 2,337 Posted By akalsey If the search function was enabled, then people... If the search function was enabled, then people could find the old posts on their own. Of course they still wouldn't bother to search, but that's another matter. I forgot about the undergarments....

Forum: Baseball Mon May 16, 2005, 06:11pm

Replies: 7 Equipment preferences Views: 2,337 Posted By akalsey What level are you going to be working? That's... What level are you going to be working? That's going to have a lot to do with the gear you'll need. If you're doing youth ball, you don't need to invest nearly as much money as you do once you move...

Forum: Baseball Mon May 16, 2005, 01:46am

Replies: 8 Castaway Views: 1,756 Posted By akalsey I would contend that any youth league is run by... I would contend that any youth league is run by morons if they would fire a competent and knowlegdable umpire for anything short of direct harm toward children. I took over the assigning for our...

Forum: Baseball Sun May 15, 2005, 02:44am

Replies: 69 Davis Stance Views: 9,035 Posted By akalsey I've been experimenting with the GD system while... I've been experimenting with the GD system while the pitcher takes warmups between innings. I can see the ball well, but I'm not sure I'd be able to catch a catcher's interference from back there. ...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 11, 2005, 10:26pm

Replies: 38 balk! Views: 5,003 Posted By akalsey Poor child was born without a spine. That's gotta... Poor child was born without a spine. That's gotta be rough.

Forum: Baseball Wed May 11, 2005, 12:13pm

Replies: 19 packing? Views: 3,283 Posted By akalsey Plainclothes police officers sometimes wear a... Plainclothes police officers sometimes wear a specially-designed fanny pack that hinges at the bottom and has velcro or another fastening device at the top. One tug and the pack flops down revealing...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 11, 2005, 12:21am

Replies: 36 Award 1 or 2 Bases? Views: 5,239 Posted By akalsey Just noticed an exception in the Little League... Just noticed an exception in the Little League rule book. In LL, if a fielder enters DBT but does not fall, there is no award of bases. The book actually says that the fielder must fall down in order...

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