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Naturally.

Is next inning the same as next half inning?

F3. (You'll get it if you think about it.)

B4 batters at bat ended when he became a runner. Fact that play was made on r2 (why; who knows) means nothing.

Two out, runner at second. 2-2 on the batter. (B3) On the next pitch, he swings and misses for strike three. However, the catcher drops the ball. Meanwhile, the runner from second attempts to advance to third and is thrown out. The question is, who is the lead off batter the next inning. B3 or B4?

This has been a great add to my equipment bag

If I may interject... (cue Peter Falk) There is something crucial to point out regarding the entire DX -family of chest protectors (and, this is likely something that will project further into forthcoming shinguards as well). All of the "plastic plates" that comprise the carapace of the Davis DX protectors are HDPE. High Density Polyethylene. What's the alternative? ABS. Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Other than the +POS Cobra and the All-Star Cobalt, everybody else uses ABS. Here's why, straight from the... "not a real" AI horse's mouth → ABS is used so much because it's cheap. Not only is it heavier, but it doesn't hold to a cast shape as well as HDPE. ABS is desirable for its impact resistance, surely, but what the professional sports are starting to recognize, is that the added weight (mass) brings with it more strain on the body. It's a double-whammy with... particular manufacturers who produce entire runs in ABS (as cheaply as possible), and then ship them over crammed into a crate/box to maximize quantity per container, then distribute them to wholesalers or retailers where they sit on a shelf, flat, then are sold to us, flat, whereupon we stick them in our trunk, or gear bag, and pile everything on top of them... again, flat. No wonder it has all the contouring of a brick wall when we put it on! By contrast, by using HDPE, not only are Davis (and All-Star) CPs lighter, but they also can achieve lower-profile shapes, and hold that shape better and much, much longer. The entire DX family is based off one (set of) shape(s). Instead of cultivating 3-4 entirely different CP designs at one time (as many other manufacturers do), that do not share parts or fastening methods, once you wear one DX, they all feel virtually the same. The difference comes in the pad vest (and rightly so). And while D3O is so vigorously promoted (by me especially), it's for the specific, proven reason that it is hydrophobic – it sheds water (near-)instantly. Why would you want to lug around all that extra sweat moisture when you don't need to?? The Crosslink foam that @DerekGDS sourced has equivalent characteristics, just lacks the proven pedigree. ... and it isn't orange. 😎

Not until it has a kid playing in the game.

Sometimes you got to be the one to wear the navy black hat

Good work. Always remember that sometimes a coach wants to put it on the umpires to call the game. He knows the field is unplayable, so after the umpires whack the game, he can always tell his AD, "Well, I wanted to play."

I totally agree. After the second violation, we are no longer dealing with illegal bats, we are dealing with 4-4-1-e.

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Man, I haven't even finished my morning coffee. My head just exploded.

I realize this topic gained zero traction, but we discussed this at length on a Zoom call with our Association last night, and I think it's worth divulging what my trainer explained. (I'm in Georgia.) GHSA does not want games forfeited because of illegal bats. I understand this is a Federation rule, but that was interesting to me. Since there are very specific guidelines for this very specific violation, FED wants us to eject the coach(es) on the second and ensuing violation(s) of an illegal bat. Rule 4-4-1e shall apply to any situation where there is not already a specific penalty listed in the rule book.

You got me hooked.

I really wish you would publish your newsletter instead of keeping it all to yourself...I'd really like to subscribe... ~Dawg

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Yeah, but it will still not be able to figure out a batters strike zone in real time.

Well, you see, AI allows for the block chain to harness the synergies of distributed crowd-sourced computing power. Couple that with the expositional increases of meta-cognitive, cold-fusion, solid state chips with kung fu battle grip and the purchasing power of crypto, and you have a technology that provides incrementally harvested returns that will, some day, be able to provide a replicatable economy of scale that can approximate a human brain with an accuracy rate between 5 and 113%.

Uh huh. So how do we prevent catchers from thumping runners? By requiring them to throw when we know the runner is illegal. We are telling them, "I know you were trying to be safe by not making that throw, but I have to reward the runner then." Makes total sense . . . not. Correct. HOW do "we all know" that? Your wording makes sense, and I would agree with it, but it is not what either rule says. I agree with you that the old application would seem to be a really poorly worded of fielding a throw to first base. However, the current direction from NFHS removes that aspect (we no longer consider what happens at first base). OBR says "fielding the ball to first base" which makes no sense. NFHS says "when the ball is being fielded or thrown to first base". I agree with you there are two separate acts that trigger the required timing of looking at the violation. We are disagreeing on what those two incidents are though. I agree, what you are asserting MAKES SENSE. What is actually written and communicated does not. What is written states: : (1) when the ball is being fielded, and (2) when the ball is being thrown to first base. There is no longer any consideration of the fielding of the throw because the play is dead before that occurs.

So I stumbled upon a locked Trackman thread from approx 7 years ago. The cost seems to be about the same. What, if anything has improved over the last 7 years?

Nope. Not as I understood from the last discussion. Hoping it was miscommunicated / I misunderstood. I've got a note in for a cite and clarification.

You can't call an obvious infraction on the fair side of the line?