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Old Wed Apr 26, 2006, 05:43pm
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As the rule clearly states, it is used to dry the hand. Applying it to the ball or glove won't dry the hand, so would obviously be applying a foreign substance.

That's the same reason to NOT then wipe the hand you just dried; in most cases, the uniform is wet (either from sweat or rain), so wiping the now dry hand on a wet substance accomplished .......(what)??
It accomplihed wasting about a minute of everyone's time...likely on a day that is either hotter than hell or rainy (or in Texas, both).
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Old Wed Apr 26, 2006, 09:59pm
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A beach is a shore, but a shore isn't necessarily a beach.
Maybe not, but I'm shore life's a beach.
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Old Thu Apr 27, 2006, 06:39am
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Maybe not, but I'm shore life's a beach.
In the Midatlantic area, there is a discernable (gr) difference. People in PA & NJ go to the "shore". Folks in DE, MD & DC go to the "beach".
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Old Thu Apr 27, 2006, 09:55am
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Old Thu Apr 27, 2006, 12:46pm
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Here in my part of the country, we go fishing in the crick even though it really is a creek. Dave
That reminds me. It sure would be nice if , IMO, everyone modified their new (since Officiating.com changed the program) profile to include their location. I, for one, find that a positive feature.
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Old Thu Apr 27, 2006, 12:48pm
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That reminds me. It sure would be nice if , IMO, everyone modified their new (since Officiating.com changed the program) profile to include their location. I, for one, find that a positive feature.
If you insist......
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