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  1. Not me... I cover basics and we go play.. Most of the time these coaches are not listening anyways...
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  2. Hang on, hang on, haaaaaannnnng on! https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/baseball-rules-interpretations-2020/ Notice the address... nfhs.org ... and the lack of any state-specific addressing. This smells of a national release! Let’s scroll on down to the aforementioned Situation 12: SITUATION 12: At the plate conference, the home team head coach provides to the plate umpire three baseballs. The plate umpire notices that while the baseballs have the NFHS Authenticating Mark, they do not have the SEI/NOCSAE mark. RULING: The game shall be played, but the home plate umpire shall provide a report to the state association. The baseballs are required to have both marks to ensure that proper testing has been done on the baseballs. SEI/NOCSAE testing provides a means to maintain a consistent and uniform standard for high school competition and to ensure that every baseball manufactured meets the same level of quality and playability. Now, I’m not saying that those states that institute their own mandates (“Proper balls, or don’t start the game”) are wrong. States have that authority and latitude to do so. However, I point this out because A) this will further cloud an already muddy “pool of clarity” and B) this obviously isn’t a safety issue! So we can stop with the “oh, the kids are in danger, Imma gunna get sued!” fatalistic talk! The kids are not in peril because a/the ball lacks a NOCSAE mark! That ball is no less safe or more dangerous than this ball. Again, this isn’t a safety issue, it’s a standardization and quality controls issue! In essence, a clerical issue.
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  3. I don't disagree, but I've seen some Nike's with some strange welds as well in the newer batches. I hear guys joke some were manufactured on a Monday or Friday indicating that the workers hearts weren't in their work and the weld quality suffered.
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  4. He originally had listed as aluminum. Sure looks like an Adidas to me. I know they've changed Nike's a little since the original batches in terms of quality, but this one just doesn't look "right" to me either. It was used as a catcher's mask prior to putting it up for sale - can you see the scratches and the harness down low on the sides?
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  5. It's a hobby that pays me money vs. a hobby that I have to pay to do. I could golf for 5 hours and pay $xxx or officiate for 5 hours and earn $yyy (the amounts depend on the sport and the level -- but it's almost always more that $20 / hour, including travel). Trying to turn it into some type of full-time job would remove lots of the intrinsic benefits from the hobby -- and probably make me a worse official.
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  6. Maybe the farmers should offer a living wage instead.
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  7. You guys get paid for this?
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  8. Yes, if it went into foul territory before passing first base. If the ball passes first base and then goes into foul territory, it would be a fair ball.
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  9. I was thinking more the Michael Jackson one...
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  10. IOWA - Idiots Out Wondering Around.. My wife is from Iowa...
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  11. For the keeper of the list, Illinois' rules video is out and we are ... play and report. From IHSA: SITUATION 12: At the plate conference, the home team head coach provides to the plate umpire three baseballs. The plate umpire notices that while the baseballs have the NFHS Authenticating Mark, they do not have the SEI/NOCSAE mark. RULING: The game shall be played, but the home plate umpire shall provide a report to the state association. The baseballs are required to have both marks to ensure that proper testing has been done on the baseballs. SEI/NOCSAE testing provides a means to maintain a consistent and uniform standard for high school competition and to ensure that every baseball manufactured meets the same level of quality and playability.
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  12. It shouldn't amaze you at all...it should be expected. You should be a tiny bit surprised at how ignorant some of the coaches and players are...but only a bit. What should amaze you is how little so many umpires know about the rules of the game. As far as the play at first...I know it technically doesn't match the definitions in the rule book, but what do you call it? Using the English language the batter IS forced to run to first, just like R1 is forced to run to second. That the rule makers decided to make some weird semantical differentiation for reasons known only to those partaking in snuff in a country club back room doesn't change the fact that those speaking English and using "force" as it is defined in the dictionary are not "wrong". Even MLB.com's rules glossary uses the misnomer. Definition A force play occurs when a baserunner is no longer permitted to legally occupy a base and must attempt to advance to the next base. The defense can retire the runner by tagging the next base before he arrives, though not if the defensive team first forces out a trailing runner. In that instance, the force play is removed and the defense must tag the remaining runners to retire them. First base tends to have the most force plays, as batters are eligible to be forced out at first any time they put the ball into fair territory and it is not caught in the air. http://m.mlb.com/glossary/rules/force-play
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  14. Seriously, are we not doing "phrasing" any more??
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  15. The count is 2-1 according to the NCAA online video answers.
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  16. Except you gotta make chicken salad out of chicken $hit. What else are you going to do? You can absolutely sell a foul ball on a play like this. The initial ruling was HBP...upon further review we have a batted ball that also hits the batter while in the batter's box...which is also a dead ball...just a different outcome. It's not a do over....and I don't think you can get an out by rule either. Foul ball is the cleanest option. Your thoughts?
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  17. Did you all see the video from Ray @ Umplife on his FB page? Looks like he's going to be getting into the replacement pad business. He wants to offer pads similar to the Mag pads but with the reinforcement on the top pad as well as the bottom pad. I think it sounds great and am looking forward to the product!
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  18. Agree about 7-3-1 (which won't help the OP), but not about 4-4-1. We're to use forfeits as a last resort, and it better be something so horrible that the case makes itself. This routine asshattery from the offense would be nowhere near my line for a forfeit. First, to the OP: the pace of play is ENTIRELY in the control (and properly so) of the PU. We have authority to enforce all provisions of the rules pertaining to pace of play. This is a pet peeve of mine: I'm especially annoyed by PU's who pay no attention to how much time pitchers take to warm up (should be no more than 1 minute from the 3rd out of the prior half inning). Guys allow 3–4 minutes every half inning, and suddenly a 7-inning game lasts an extra—and utterly worthless—half hour. I don't allow a meeting of the offense prior to play—much less on the field—at all. When the pitcher's ready, we go. If the coach won't get his team off the field, we should give him a written warning and restrict him to the bench. The next time, eject him. This behavior is, BTW, a direct violation of 3-3-1i.
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  19. Usually someone has a fit. This can also happen when an umpire correctly calls a player out.
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  20. Ditto here. I have the Force3 shins and am more than happy with the straps on there.
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