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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 07:12am
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yeah I talked to an ISF umpire about some of their screwy things and they had no answer about why they do it like that. also in regards to the foul territory calls, I know that they had four umpires last night so getting the "perfect" 90 degree angle could be some reason for that since they are always going to have someone ahead of them.
No, this 45 degrees to base and about 180 degrees to the throw. If the glove doesn't snap, the umpire can only assume the ball was caught cleanly. If an umpire is going to get this play from foul territory, she should have been no deeper than the end of the coach's box, 90 to the bag. That would have least given her the opportunity to see the ball get into the glove.

It was a routine play, but it's when the play is everything but routine when the right positioning counts

ESPN has some new camera angles that are interesting, but the same old talking heads in the booth. Why do they think a baseball guy can work this game?

And how about that "HBP, uh, wait a minute, no it wasn't". Meanwhile, the idiot TH originally said the player was out for turning towards 2B when she reached first. Say what? WHERE DO THEY GET THESE GUYS?!?!
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And how about that "HBP, uh, wait a minute, no it wasn't".
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 09:26am
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Have a good day, Mike.
Don't start!!!
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Anyone see the 'dead ball - off the foot' call from the 3BU in USA v Japan on Bustos? Clearly was NOT off her foot - missed it by about 2' to 3'!

Boo. Lucky break for USA tho.

That and the OMG wide zone from the PU.
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 01:09pm
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A gift from the ump.
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 01:34pm
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Anyone see the 'dead ball - off the foot' call from the 3BU in USA v Japan on Bustos? Clearly was NOT off her foot - missed it by about 2' to 3'!

Boo. Lucky break for USA tho.

That and the OMG wide zone from the PU.
Yeah, last year when it happened!
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Yeah, last year when it happened!
You know what... I wondered. TiVO bounced me from netherlands to japan. I didn't put two and two together untl sometime mid afternoon today.
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Old Sat Jul 18, 2009, 09:35am
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The official name is the Kingdom of the Netherlands. (How un-p.c.!)

Remember when "Russia" was the common term for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?
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Have a good day, Mike.

I thought he meant "Half Blood Prince"!
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Old Sun Jul 19, 2009, 11:57am
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I thought he meant "Half Blood Prince"!
Maybe, but I wrote that on Mike's birthday.
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Old Sun Jul 19, 2009, 12:05pm
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Maybe, but I wrote that on Mike's birthday.
What did I tell you about that?!
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What did I tell you about that?!
Call the fire department before lighting the candles?
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Have a good day, Mike.
I missed this tidbit...


Happy late 65th. Mike.....
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Old Sun Jul 19, 2009, 05:52pm
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Happy birthday? How many? 25?
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The pointing foul in baseball was for scoring purposes. The common scorebook used even showed an example of how to designate a caught foul fly, e.g., F7f. A description of Game 5 of the 1964 World Series contained "Maris fouled to K. Boyer for the final out."

It's like ground rule double—it's wrong, but it's right.
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