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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 09:04am
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Whenever people ask me if I work SP I ask them , "I work 10U rec ball, does that count?"
When I get asked if I call kids' games, I say, "no, supposedly adults."
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 09:07am
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When I get asked if I call kids' games, I say, "no, supposedly adults."
Consider that Line stolen. LOL
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 10:44am
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When I get asked if I call kids' games, I say, "no, supposedly adults."
For some of you that have been around a while and remember the old McGriff's board....

There was a regular poster on that board that umpired only slowpitch rec leagues..he referred to the players as "AA's"....







Alleged Adults
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 11:18am
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For some of you that have been around a while and remember the old McGriff's board....

There was a regular poster on that board that umpired only slowpitch rec leagues..he referred to the players as "AA's"....







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I thought we all referred to them as AA's!
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 11:23am
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For some of you that have been around a while and remember the old McGriff's board....

There was a regular poster on that board that umpired only slowpitch rec leagues..he referred to the players as "AA's"....







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Did you know that all of the boards are still there? They are just not working.
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 12:01pm
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I thought we all referred to them as AA's!
We did, but Ed started it.
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 01:24pm
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I thought we all referred to them as AA's!
Yep, me too!
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 08:55pm
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Question Hands part of bat
Why would anyone want the hands considered as part of the bat?
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Old Wed Oct 07, 2009, 09:03pm
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Why would anyone want the hands considered as part of the bat?
So they can claim it was a foul ball, not a swing and a miss or a HBP.
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Old Thu Oct 08, 2009, 10:15am
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It would be called a strike, right?
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Old Thu Oct 08, 2009, 10:21am
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It would be called a strike, right?
If the batter swings, yes. If not, it is a HBP unless in the strike zon.
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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 01:31am
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Not a "new rule", but in the same vein...

Last night, Womens SP. After a hit with the bases loaded (two runs scored), older, male 3B coach tells me "a good umpire would have gotten the bat out of the way".
"If I was that good coach I wouldn't be working your crappy game!"
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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 03:02pm
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And of course, yesterday I learned "the runner has to slide when there is a play" (no contact occurred).
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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 03:25pm
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And of course, yesterday I learned "the runner has to slide when there is a play" (no contact occurred).
Now that you mention it, fall ball started for me with a men's league doubleheader in which one of the teams was one of the more famous local travel teams in the past, whose players "came out of retirement" to play some ball just for the fun of it. The catcher on this team was one of the top players regionally in his days, and didn't like it when he was jumping up for the overthrow and nearly got wiped out by the runner coming home (keep in mind, he was in front of the plate when he was jumping, and the runner was going for the back of the plate). He turned to me and said "he's supposed to slide". Snide remark I wanted to make, but didn't: You been in retirement too damn long.
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Old Mon Oct 12, 2009, 03:49pm
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He turned to me and said "he's supposed to slide".
And your teammate is SUPPOSED to throw the ball to you, not over you!

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