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Old Mon Aug 15, 2011, 08:58pm
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A gentleman I umpire with had a conversation with another umpire who said he just got back from umpiring an ASA National tournament and that he called a balk during the game.

My friend said, "You mean illegal pitch?" And the other one said, "No, balk."

I couldn't find anything in the ASA rulebook that says there are any balks in ASA. Or am I missing something?

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Someone was BSing or completeley clueless...
Did he buy a piece of pie?
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Old Mon Aug 15, 2011, 09:49pm
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Someone was BSing or completeley clueless...
Did he buy a piece of pie?
He does both, Hugo. Who's to know? I do know he was sent home early.

No, he didn't buy pie. You know, I came home with half that key lime pie?

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Old Mon Aug 15, 2011, 09:57pm
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Shame on someone, whomever that may be, for sending this guy away in the first place if he truly is that bad.

It's not championship play he didn't get, it's softball period.
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Old Mon Aug 15, 2011, 10:47pm
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Shame on someone, whomever that may be, for sending this guy away in the first place if he truly is that bad.

It's not championship play he didn't get, it's softball period.
What many do not understand, and I found out the hard way, umpires sent to nationals are not always determined by the UIC, but sometimes by commissioners/district commissioners and/or other individuals who may be part of a local association commission.
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Old Tue Aug 16, 2011, 11:00pm
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What many do not understand, and I found out the hard way, umpires sent to nationals are not always determined by the UIC, but sometimes by commissioners/district commissioners and/or other individuals who may be part of a local association commission.
While at the 12U in Montgomery, a call out came from the 16U in Chattanooga looking for umpires for 1-2 days. I'm pretty sure they were looking for live bodies at that point and would have taken just about anyone. I didn't go so not sure why there was a need but if they were desperate there could have been some yahoos sent there.............
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