No Fault Situation - June Referee Issue

[JFA67]

Cecil - I didn't realize a publication from NASO was equal to a media commentator? If so, I am very disappointed.

Yes, Jay Miner. What gives???

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

Jay Miner is the NYS interperter, and he has, shall we say, some interesting takes on mechanics. For one example, it is now an official NY mechanic for the BU to go out and cover fly balls, witht the PU of course coming up to cover the bases. (how many of us actually do this? All I will says is 'no comment' )

A lot of his mechanics/interps are based a lot on that 'other game'...and are, needless to say, fairly controversial/debated here...

[rodan55]

Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

Jay Miner is the NYS interperter, and he has, shall we say, some interesting takes on mechanics. For one example, it is now an official NY mechanic for the BU to go out and cover fly balls, witht the PU of course coming up to cover the bases. (how many of us actually do this? All I will says is 'no comment' )

A lot of his mechanics/interps are based a lot on that 'other game'...and are, needless to say, fairly controversial/debated here...

For slow pitch ASA mech. is now having the BU go out on flies with no runners on. We didn't at the National I attended, but they did at some our umpires attended. We will be working on it, the next couple of months, with everyone in case all the UIC's go to this.

[Dakota]

I don't trust Referee since they decided a few years ago that softball was not a sport worthy of their expensive paper.

They recinded this, of course, after they found out how many of their subscribers were softball umpires. But I consider this to be a matter of money, not heart.

A friend (commmunist kickball official) started giving me his issues awhile back when he thought there was something of interest to me. I found the softball articles to be either silly or very old reprints. Don't know if they have improved since then. Don't care, either.

[rodan55]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I don't trust Referee since they decided a few years ago that softball was not a sport worthy of their expensive paper.

They recinded this, of course, after they found out how many of their subscribers were softball umpires. But I consider this to be a matter of money, not heart.

A friend (commmunist kickball official) started giving me his issues awhile back when he thought there was something of interest to me. I found the softball articles to be either silly or very old reprints. Don't know if they have improved since then. Don't care, either.

Referee? Hockey, football, basketball, soccer, boxing, wrestling. Never been a zebra on the ball diamond.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by JFA67

Cecil - I didn't realize a publication from NASO was equal to a media commentator? If so, I am very disappointed.

Yes, Jay Miner. What gives???

Neither are official rules presenters, but I guess I was a bit hard on NASO in my facetious demeaning.