Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 624717)

...but some people who make these decisions are not always the sharpest pencil on the desk, if you know what I mean.:D

Originally Posted by ronald (Post 624763)

Congratus. I got the Plate for the 12Uchampionship at mine.

Originally Posted by ronald (Post 624763)

Now the million dollar question which will reveal if you paid attention to our board.

What did you say as plate ump, if you had a play like this, when a ball went through the infield and no one went out?

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA (Post 624717)

Darrell,

I know you are aware, but I know it happens in ASA as well as others. Hosts are just as different from each other than the brand of ball offered by different sanctioning bodies. Maybe ASA should address what a reasonable distance may be for an umpire, or any other rep, to travel to be considered a "commute" and not require a room.

To use your area as an example, I'll be damned if I want to walk off the field in Tucson at 10pm after my fifth/sixth game of the day, drive back to Mesa only to be back on the field in Tucson at 8:00am the next morning. Yeah, on a map it doesn't look far and it is all Interstate Hwy and during the week, some people probably do that commute, but that is a long drive, even in AZ.

Of course, this is an extreme example, but some people who make these decisions are not always the sharpest pencil on the desk, if you know what I mean.:D