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  1. This is a rare occasion where I would like to pick up an old topic again: With the new ruling in regards to pickoffs to third, is this a balk now?
  2. I have 2012 TW pads in my mask and love them (the term "liquifying" is on point). I plan on using TW in every future mask so this comparison really interests me.
  3. A very very long while back, I was umpiring a mens recreational game. Lowest league here, my partner a cool cuban friend of mine. middle of the inning, all of a sudden he calls time really loud, next second he pulls out his cell phone and starts talking for about 2-3 minutes. Everybody had the WTF-face on. After he hangs up, in his hispanic accent he says "ey, ya know, it wasa mya girlfriend ey" as if everybody would have done the same. turns out his girlfriend was on the way to the field and needed directions. If that would happen today, I would have tested how far his phone can be thrown. And I would go down as the umpire who ejected the umpire.
  4. It is an adult league. The catcher was a kid around age 17, so not running the batter was not an option anymore. Otherwise I probably would have quietly told him to get whatever he forgot from the dugout and have a little spit while he is there. I like the rule and will enforce it stricty the more the season goes along. This was the first game of the season so I would have granted a little slack if nobody noticed it.
  5. I haven't had to run anybody for around 10 years. In the past 6 months there has been two. One of which I really cant understand 1) End of season all-star game: Player strikes out looking and draws a line in the dirt with the bat. I hated it, but nothing else to do. Yes, this was in an allstar game.... Guess having fun in these is old school. 2) New ruling here is that no form of tobacco is aloud. I adressed it at the plate conference, saying it will result in a direct ejection. Bottom 5, pinch hitter comes to the plate. Catcher taps me and shows to the batters mouth. I exhale and run him. On the way back to the dugout he complains to me that he was not part of the conference. I did have to chuckle after that comment
  6. hi guys, me and a friend of mine have been searching for this documentary for quite a while now (not living in the us). I even browsed hulu as someone mentioned here. could someone maybe pm me with some help of some kind? its a pretty long offseason
  7. just in case anybody reads this because their west vest is rubbing their neck: the trick ist to tighten the bottom elastic straps enough, as this pulls down the shoulder parts and doesnt allow the cp to drop.
  8. After reading this thread, I can say I would definately "miss" the missed base for whatever reason every day and go home with a good feeling
  9. Hi everyone, I now live and also umpire in Germany (yes, they play baseball here ). Its not hard to come by equipment, there are several shops. But they don't always feature all equipment. Me and some other umpires here would like to order in the states to get our hands on that "good stuff". But, it seems not many shops ship to Europe. We don't have APO anymore. Do any of you guys know of shops (or maybe even own one) that will ship umpire equipment to Germany? Ump-Attire does, but seems to be the only option. Can any of you guys help me on this? Thanks in advance Jason
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