2009 ASA Umpire Exam

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by Texasbock

With all due respect Mike, the ASA test makers seem to pride themselves on issuing umpire exams with ambiguous questions. It seems that less than half of the questions are that cut and dried.

sorry, I just couldn't lurk any more.

Yes, less than half are cut and dried. Kinda like a softball game. It isn't all black and white. There are some shades of gray -- sometimes many shades of gray. Could be 256 shades of gray.

BTW, I always like sentences which begin "With all due respect..." It's like seeing someone drive the wrong way on a one-way street: the crash is coming, and you hope no one gets seriously injured.

OK. Back under my rock. Bye.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

Could be 256 shades of gray.

Not a problem as long as they are all from ASA Merchandise.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Not a problem as long as they are all from ASA Merchandise.

Unfortunately, they're out of stock. Should've ordered back in May like me.

[Texasbock]

Originally Posted by bkbjones

sorry, I just couldn't lurk any more.

Yes, less than half are cut and dried. Kinda like a softball game. It isn't all black and white. There are some shades of gray -- sometimes many shades of gray. Could be 256 shades of gray.

BTW, I always like sentences which begin "With all due respect..." It's like seeing someone drive the wrong way on a one-way street: the crash is coming, and you hope no one gets seriously injured.

OK. Back under my rock. Bye.

With all due respect bkbjones, most softball games are in fact cut and dried. Every now and then, something gray comes up, you make a call and hope like hell it was the right one and look it up afterward to be sure. That I believe is where you learn most of the "gray" rules; not in a 30-45 minute multiple choice exam where one will more than likely forget what he or she was exposed to in a short amount of time.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by Texasbock

Every now and then, something gray comes up, you make a call and hope like hell it was the right one and look it up afterward to be sure. That I believe is where you learn most of the "gray" rules; not in a 30-45 minute multiple choice exam where one will more than likely forget what he or she was exposed to in a short amount of time.

I disagree to an extent. The more you study the rule book, the more you look at questions and quizzes, and the more you learn the craft, the better prepared you are. Then the rules become less "gray".

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SRW

I disagree to an extent. The more you study the rule book, the more you look at questions and quizzes, and the more you learn the craft, the better prepared you are. Then the rules become less "gray".

That doesn't explain all the HTBT plays we all are guilty of commenting upon...

[MPowers1634]

The main question still remains: Who has the correct answers and is willing to post them or a link to them?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by MPowers1634

The main question still remains: Who has the correct answers and is willing to post them or a link to them?

I don't think you'll find anyone willing to post them here, bub.

[MPowers1634]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I don't think you'll find anyone willing to post them here, bub.

Probably not...it was worth a shot though.