Richvee

Why are you so hung up on the catcher’s box? There’s no reference to the catcher’s box in any rule set regarding batter or runner interference. As @jimurrayalterego has pointed out, this is simply a runner interfering with a throw, which must be intentional or it’s nothing.

@Velho pretty much nailed it. I can wear them all day and they provide comfort. I think they help ease the pain when Om on the field and running on it. (or that may be the Tylenol😁). I certainly wouldn’t call it a “brace”, but it does seem to give the knee some added support. I try to keep the muscles around my knee fairly strong to protect the MCL. The weird thing about the MCL is it may hurt more sitting on the couch or laying in bed and turning the “wrong way”. When the knee isn’t feeling its best, I can wear these sleeves overnight and they provide comfort.

It will be three years this fall I couldn’t walk on the left knee. Torn MCL, got a cortisone shot. I stared strengthening exercises and, like you say, everything from back, core, to ankles, and bought the incrediware sleeves. They are my go to braces. I don’t do a game without them. They’re not cumbersome, and don’t ask my why or how, buy they work. sometimes the MCL feels it’s worse trying to to sleep. I can wear these overnight, and it provides relief and lets me sleep pain free when it acts up.

Grabbing two strikes here is the crappy end of the stick, I think. Batter stepped out because his coached called for time. I'm all for not granting time, calling a strike on the pitch and warning the coach if he pulls that again he's going to be restricted.

I watched him the other night. He takes it on and off like a one piece catcher's mask. Has he combined the two or has he just got very proficient at pulling the two off together with one hand?

I did miss the "State adoption part. If I could delete, I would. But it does raise another point. Skylands Stadium. Here in Sussex County, now has the pizza boxes for the Frontier League. We just had a PBR tournament there and used them. High schools routinely use Skylands for in season games.. Usually special events like a senior night, or just a chance to play in a nice little stadium. I don't know how the bases are anchored in the turf, but I don't see Skylands accomading high schools with a double 1B. Will NJ allow teams to play there with the pizza boxes?

and NJ enters the realm of “ignoring new FED rules we don’t particularly like” See note under the memo 1

But the committee is not consistent. We (as a group) can’t learn the live balk rule, but the committee is certain all those “sub varsity lifers” are all going to know the double first base rule like the back of their hands.

Do you think we’ll ever get to the point where FED opens its eyes and distinguishes varsity from sub varsity? At least around here, except for a few outliers, sub varsity is almost rec ball. Keep your little league bats, dead ball balls down there. Let the varsity play baseball

Drop 6 bats in high school?

It's only FED that lets the umpire assume a DP and call two outs. OBR, NCAA the interference must be judged intentional to break up a double play in order to call 2 outs.

This is what I mean. I doubt the change actually says “The rule change gives umpires the power to call the trail runner out for abandonment of second base even if he beat the throw. He is considered to have abandoned the bag as soon as both feet land on the other side of the base “ There’s no way that’s the rule. That’s some writers uneducated take. Would love to see the actual memo

Reds / Phillies last night. DeLa Cruz runs though 2B on a force, he's safe, Phillies want abandonment. I'm have trouble finding the actual wording of the rule change this year. All I find is AI generated results, or reporters opinions paraphrasing the rule. I can't find the direct rule from MLB... The rulebook or elsewhere... Help.

Except the bedlam part.

I fully believe his "3 umpire schools" were the two mandatory high school association meetings an a cadet on field training day.

Then he's holding onto the fence with his arms on top of the fence, and nothing's touching the ground on the DB side? I say he's in play.

Anything after the "I've been to 3 umpire Schools" comment followed by "I never understood signals", tells you all you need to know about whatever else comes out of his mouth.

I’ve known Kevin a long time. He’s one the most cerebral, even keeled, personable people you’ll ever meet. To know him makes this story even more mind blowing. To hear him tell the story is even better.

That’s a better angle than I saw on social media. Absolutely no catch.

I've been considering this... The difference is huge, and simply holding a glove on a runner who has already slid into a base doesn't seem to fit the spirit of the FED fake tag rule. It's not deception FED is against, it's a safety issue rule...And there's no safety issue if the runner has already slid. There is. There's a play where the players run to center field like there was an overthrow while an infielder has the ball...I'm having trouble locating it.

Interestingly enough, we don’t have the AED, medical personnel or emergency access plan in our required plate meeting details. I have been having some fun, though, with the sportsmanship statements to the teams. I’ve been stopping cold at random points and point to the team to see if they can complete the sentences. They have scored 100 every time I do it! 🤣

Babe Ruth is OBR based. They have their own rulebook

Yes. From the clip they go right to the next batter and a pitch. No appeals…. No conference…. It’s like nobody noticed. (we won’t even talk about U1 slashing, PU calling the HR. (Didn’t look like a ball down the line at all).

We’ve talked about it. The thread usually ends with “We’re never gonna see this anyway” Well, here it is. For those without FB. Second inning. R1. HR R1 rounds third and heads to the dugout?! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CrbvydUwC/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I felt like I was in bazaro word today. JUCO DH. Plate for game two. Pitch just below the knees. “BALL” …. I’m waiting…. Nothing…..few pitches later, “Ball that’s out”…. Nothing again. Close pitches all day…. And not a word from either side all day besides the occasional oooh or aaah. Maybe I broke the streak? Maybe I just didn’t suck today?😁… either way it was nice hearing crickets for a day. 👍