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Forum: Baseball Fri Aug 20, 2010, 10:01am

Replies: 47 1 in 5 wrong? Really? Views: 4,031 Posted By BaBa Booey Let's not forget that this "data" came from a 2... Let's not forget that this "data" came from a 2 week sample. Any statistician / econometrician worth their salt will tell you that in the course of an entire baseball season, a 2 week sample is...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 01, 2010, 09:01am

Replies: 31 Hawk Harrelson - Worst announcer EVER! Views: 4,374 Posted By BaBa Booey because i hate hawk harrelson... because i hate hawk harrelson...

Forum: Baseball Thu Jul 01, 2010, 08:43am

Replies: 31 Hawk Harrelson - Worst announcer EVER! Views: 4,374 Posted By BaBa Booey Not that this is anything new, but while watching... Not that this is anything new, but while watching this video I found myself wanting to punch hawk harrelson through the computer screen... Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | [email protected]: Ozzie is...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 09, 2010, 09:32am

Replies: 7 Slow Down, You Move to Fast - Strasburg Views: 1,200 Posted By BaBa Booey He's just trying to help the kid out. Better to... He's just trying to help the kid out. Better to tell him to slow down than have him warm up in 45 seconds and have to wait another minute and a half before he can throw another pitch.

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 09, 2010, 09:26am

Replies: 134 Joyce misses one Views: 12,505 Posted By BaBa Booey I would agree for the most part. It did look like... I would agree for the most part. It did look like he followed the throw, but I think he takes most of his plays at first in a standing set. Also, there is not much @ss busting to do when you only...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 09, 2010, 07:48am

Replies: 17 Did Joe West overrule Paul Schrieber Friday? Views: 2,126 Posted By BaBa Booey I wouldn't be surprised if they got together in... I wouldn't be surprised if they got together in response to the Joyce fiasco but since it was Joe West, everyone got their panties in a bunch about it.

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 09, 2010, 07:45am

Replies: 134 Joyce misses one Views: 12,505 Posted By BaBa Booey I'm still waiting to hear what position Joyce... I'm still waiting to hear what position Joyce should have been in....does anyone who said he was out of position actually have an answer?

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 08, 2010, 10:24am

Replies: 134 Joyce misses one Views: 12,505 Posted By BaBa Booey I've read a few times in this threat that people... I've read a few times in this threat that people think Joyce was out of position...can any of you please articulate what you believe to be the proper position for a play like this and why?

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 08:50pm

Replies: 134 Joyce misses one Views: 12,505 Posted By BaBa Booey He had the right angle. With a pitching coming... He had the right angle. With a pitching coming over to cover, you only want to be a step or two off the line, which in this case also happens to be 90 degrees from the origin of the throw.

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 12:21pm

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey You can think what you want. Anyone who has been... You can think what you want. Anyone who has been to PBUC, the Evans 5 week school or any of Jim's clinics has been taught this very procedure.

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 12:11pm

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey A balk is not the same as a force play at first.... A balk is not the same as a force play at first. A balk is supposed to be seen by everyone and called by everyone, which is why they teach you to echo the call. Strength in numbers. None of this...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 12:00pm

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey So if the coach comes out to you because you're... So if the coach comes out to you because you're closer, you're going to tell him what? I didn't see it? Go ask my partner, he's the one who called it? In other words, "Either I wasn;t paying...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 11:55am

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey Well said Rich. Well said Rich.

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 10:25am

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey Yes there is a difference in WHY the balk wasn't... Yes there is a difference in WHY the balk wasn't seen, but in professional baseball (at least in the minors, anyway) we were taught to echo the balk call, regardless. And only Bob knows what Bob...

Forum: Baseball Wed Jun 02, 2010, 10:15am

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey So if your partner calls a balk in a game and you... So if your partner calls a balk in a game and you don't see it, you're not going to echo it?

Forum: Baseball Tue Jun 01, 2010, 02:15pm

Replies: 37 Bob Davidson Views: 3,796 Posted By BaBa Booey Looks to me like since the batter had stepped out... Looks to me like since the batter had stepped out of the box, Bob was walking back into position with his back turned, yes, but his head was still looking back towards the field (you can get a look...

Forum: Baseball Fri May 21, 2010, 02:32pm

Replies: 11 Partners Views: 1,391 Posted By BaBa Booey Umpiring is not easy for everyone. There are... Umpiring is not easy for everyone. There are those who go to the 5 week schools and by the end of week 5 still don't know what they're doing. And that's after doing nothing but umpiring for 5 weeks....

Forum: Baseball Fri May 21, 2010, 08:22am

Replies: 28 Base award on Appeal overthrow Views: 2,475 Posted By BaBa Booey A brief search gave me this FED reference, but... A brief search gave me this FED reference, but seeing as I no long work HS ball I have no idea what is says. But you can check it out if you want. Courtesy of Mbyron: The principle you need is...

Forum: Baseball Fri May 21, 2010, 07:51am

Replies: 28 Base award on Appeal overthrow Views: 2,475 Posted By BaBa Booey JM, thanks for the reference! Also, in this... JM, thanks for the reference! Also, in this situation, wouldn't the general principle of "last time by" be applicable if he went directly back to first and then touched second on his way to third?

Forum: Baseball Thu May 20, 2010, 01:30pm

Replies: 28 Base award on Appeal overthrow Views: 2,475 Posted By BaBa Booey I believe in the Major League manual you... I believe in the Major League manual you initially award him home, and as soon as he goes back and retouches 1st, you change the award to 3rd base. If anyone has a copy they can verify. It...

Forum: Baseball Wed May 19, 2010, 12:10pm

Replies: 10 Protest Yanks vs Sox Views: 1,375 Posted By BaBa Booey That is my understanding as well. Since the... That is my understanding as well. Since the change was signalled by the team, it should have been treated as any other pitching change (in the eyes of Joe Girardi, anyhow).

Forum: Baseball Wed May 19, 2010, 11:24am

Replies: 10 Protest Yanks vs Sox Views: 1,375 Posted By BaBa Booey Protest Yanks vs Sox So here is the situation. Josh Beckett is pitching in the bottom of the 5th (and not well, for the record). He missed his last start due to back spasms and stumbled after a pitcher earlier in the...

Forum: Baseball Sun May 02, 2010, 07:03pm

Replies: 16 No Catch in Tigers/Twins Game Views: 2,132 Posted By BaBa Booey Again, particularly funny when the commentator... Again, particularly funny when the commentator pronounces a catch the moment the ball goes into the glove. What a boob.

Forum: Baseball Thu Apr 29, 2010, 08:00am

Replies: 16 No Catch in Tigers/Twins Game Views: 2,132 Posted By BaBa Booey I don't think it was a flip either. He was not in... I don't think it was a flip either. He was not in control of his body and as he went to reach in for the ball, it popped out of his glove (in other words, the ball didn't come out as a result of Span...

Forum: Baseball Tue Apr 20, 2010, 06:03am

Replies: 55 Players you have umpired Views: 5,593 Posted By BaBa Booey You can add Ike Davis to my list... You can add Ike Davis to my list...

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