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  1. Unless my state tells me I need to manage this, I'm staying away from it. I've got bigger fish to fry out there.
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  2. Yeah, that's why I think that's not what it means. We'll see I guess.
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  3. ...and I would also add, this is also why at EVERY plate meeting the umpires need to state the rule set the game is being played under and THEN also ask, "What are your LOCAL modifications to the rules?" You then take what they tell you and play under those rules. I would also recommend you jot down notes in your book about the local rule mods to that game. That way, if there is ANY question later about why something was or was not called you can refer to your notes and adjudicate accordingly. ~Dawg
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  4. Again FED with doublespeak. Why not just say "both teams must have the technology available or it shall not be used" ..Or maybe they that's not what they mean?
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  6. That's kind, Jeff. I just figured everyone had absorbed my wisdom. The BEST way to improve play in a baseball game—any level—is... Call more strikes. Pitchers get more confident, get to their secondary pitches more (so they're better), and starters (the better pitchers on any team) stay in the game longer. Better pitching is the best way to improve pace and quality of play. Batters have to swing the bat more, putting the ball in play more, keeping the fielders in the game, leading to more outs on the bases and fewer errors. Every walk adds 5 minutes to a baseball game. Fewer walks yields quicker baseball, and quicker baseball is better. Pitching is hard. Every borderline pitch should be a strike. If we call a ball a strike, coach tells his batter to swing; if we call a strike a ball, coach is after us, not F1.
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  7. San Francisco scored a tying run on a pop fly in front of home plate when the defense seemingly forgot or didn't know the infield fly rule and tagged the base instead of the runner attempting to score in this throwback to Barry Bonds' oddest run-producing hit in 2003. With one out and the bases loaded in the 5th inning on May 13, 2003, Giants batter Bonds hit a fair fly ball, which Montreal infielders failed to catch. HP Umpire Jim Joyce, however, had signaled "Infield Fly, If Fair" and when the ball dropped and was touched in fair territory, Giants baserunner R3 Neifi Perez slyly jogged home from third base, waiting for the Expos to clear the way and subtly stepping on home plate, scoring the tying run for San Francisco. As soon as HP Umpire Joyce signaled R3 Perez safe, the Montreal infield turned to argue with the umpire as Giants trailing runners R2 Marquis Grissom and R1 Rich Aurilia advanced to third and second base, respectively. When Expos Manager Frank Robinson emerged from his dugout and strode to home plate, he yelled not at Joyce, but at his players, for failing to know the infield fly rule. To review, the infield fly rule's core criteria are:> Less than two out;> Runners on first and second or bases loaded; and the call is effectuated when> The batter hits a fair fly ball that can be caught by an infielder employing ordinary effort. After Joyce signaled the infield fly (if fair), then pointed the ball fair when it was touched on the bounce, he signaled batter-runner Bonds out, thus removing the force play on all baserunners (with no batter-runner in the picture, the runners are no longer forced to advance and thus may remain at their original bases). Montreal didn't appear to know the infield fly rule removes the force out, as fielders stepped on home plate, as if to try and force out R3 Perez. HP Umpire Joyce made no signal (as there was no call to make), only signaling "safe" when R3 Perez successfully ran to and touched home plate without Montreal trying to tag his person. And that's the story of how Barry Bonds drove in a run (although it was technically not an RBI) on an infield fly ball. Video as follows: Alternate Link: How the Giants Scored a Run on Barry Bonds' Infield Fly BallView the full article
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  8. I guess the question is, why would they have to? You're either in a rule set where baserunners are allowed to lead off and attempt to advance any time they want...or can leave the base when the ball leaves the pitcher's hand...or can leave the base when the ball reaches/crosses the plate In all those scenarios the runner is allowed to attempt to advance to the next base before anyone knows if it's strike three.
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  9. Can you send me some of the stuff you've been adding to your local water system? I'd like to spread it in our our county water supply so we can get the same result! Congrats!
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