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ART. 2 . . . If a pitcher is replaced while his team is on defense, the substitute pitcher shall pitch to the batter then at bat, or any substitute for that batter, until such batter is put out or reaches first base, or until a third out has been made.......... A player may be removed as pitcher and returned as pitcher only once per inning, provided the return as pitcher does not violate either the pitching, substitution or charged conference rule........ Nothing to do with mid-ining.

8.4.2 SITUATION W: The bases are loaded with (a), less than two outs, or (b), two outs. B4 hits a ground ball to F4, who throws to F2 for the force out at home. The throw pulls F2 off home plate several steps toward the first-base side. R1, seeing F2 ready to make a play on B4 at first base, touches home plate and maliciously crashes into F2. RULING: (a) Since this is a force-play situation, R1 and B4 are declared out and no one scores. R1 will be ejected from the game. In (b), R1 will be declared out and ejected for the contact, and no run will score.

This thread is just bizarre. What's bizarre is the fact that every member of this forum disagrees with you, yet you refuse to even entertain the thought that maybe.....just MAYBE we're not all wrong.

I get what the two of you are saying there. Maybe I need to reconsider my interpretation? Something to think about. I'd love to see some video clips or even still pictures. Did you guys catch this thread? http://umpire-empire.com/index.php/topic/52069-new-hs-videos-from-azboa-ci-and-fpsr/

It's got to be pretty cold for me to use a jacket at the plate. As long as we're in the mid-upper 40's, I'll layer up and wear a long sleeve shirt. If it's real cold, (like I'm afraid it's gonna be in less than 2 weeks when I have my 1st game), and I have to wear a jacket, I'm tucking it in on the plate. Ball bag access and a little better protection from the wind is my reason. I'm not that concerned about how others think it looks. If my partner doesn't want to tuck on the bases, I've got no issue with that. Do any of you really think there's a single person at a game with the temperature in the 30's or low 40's that's gonna say "Do you believe these umpires? One's got his jacket tucked in and the other doesn't! They look terrible"

Don't count on it. How long did it take them to OK red/white piping on a jacket?

Evidently reaching out with the hand is considered a hook slide. Never considered that. I always thought "hook" meant hooking the corner of the bag with your foot while sliding away from the tag. . I'm also wondering, is really a "head first" slide? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IhhCmgZvLI

I'm confused. I thought a hook slide was feet first to the outside of the bag,(away from the fielder) and the tucked leg hooking the bag with the foot. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=hook+slide&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=504&tbm=isch&tbnid=wY4mwYmWRIArWM:&imgrefurl=http://www.sutree.com/how-to/6075/Baseball-Baserunning--Sliding-Mechanics--Sliding-hook-slide&docid=C206FGnkiDbRqM&imgurl=http://www.sutree.com/upload/swnpcgakeabmkzgydokdy/26.JPG&w=399&h=247&ei=tNEqUaiyLPGp0AHIpoHQBA&zoom=1&ved=1t:3588,i:87&iact=rc&dur=992&sig=108852717694824648024&page=1&tbnh=177&tbnw=278&start=0&ndsp=8&tx=92&ty=77

Thanks!

Welcome Thom.

It seems to me leaning into the curveball is being taught more. Something to be aware of, and not let them get away with. The more we call it, the less we'll see it.

Of course it's a HTBT to say for sure, but.... 1. Any time the batter is hit... Immediate dead ball. 2. If you think B1 ducked into the strike zone and the ball struck him in the strike zone, it's a dead ball, strike. 3. If he ducked to get out of the way, and it hit him, and contact was not in the strike zone, you have a HBP.

I got to se Randy with Quite Riot and then with Ozzie at the Convention Center in Asbury Park NJ..I'm gonna say....'80? Maybe '81? Fun times!

Just havin' some fun with ya. Hey, musical tastes are very personal. I never question people's likes/dislikes in music.

Second-worst song in recorded music history..... 1st? Anything by Led Zep (I can't STAND them!) let the flaming begin!

haha..I said 80's METAL. Not 80's MTV one hit wonders

LOVED Dio. Saw him solo a few times, saw him as lead singer in Deep Purple, and later with Black Sabbath. He did 2 albums with Sabbath after Ozzy left. Mob Rules and Heaven and Hell...great stuff. RIP Ronnie James.

Saw Billy Squire twice. Once in a small theater and once, believe it or not, as the warm up band for Alice Cooper at the old Palladium in NYC. Saw Ratt warm up for Motley Crue @the Beacon Theater in NYC. You name the metal band from the 80's, and there's a 95% chance I've seen them at least once. Winger ? ha! No never seen them. Man, that lead singer had a set of teeth though.

Saw Billy Squire twice. Once in a small theater and once, believe it or not, as the warm up band for Alice Cooper at the old Palladium in NYC. Saw Ratt warm up for Motley Crue @the Beacon Theater in NYC. You name the metal band from the 80's, and there's a 95% chance I've seen them at least once.

Never got into the punk scene either. But Accept rocked

Sounds like a good day! Have my first scrimmage in 2 weeks. I'm hoping the temperature gets into the 40's by then.

It's the whole attitude. Some people think their "opinions" are gospel, absolute truths. Anyone who dares think otherwise is an idiot, uninformed, talking out of their a$$.... and they're not afraid to let you know. Unfortunately, I know too many people like this. Me: "I think Ryan Braun is the best hitting outfielder in the game today" Them: "No way...It's Trout by a mile. How can you be such an idiot to think Braun is better? You don't know what you're talking about, you're a moron......." There's no debating , exchange of ideas, or thoughtful conversation with this type person. Sad.

Not even remotely true. For example, a slot umpire has little to no idea whether a ball near the outside corner actually did or did not cross the plate. This is at best an informed guess most of the time. OK. That's it. I'm done. I don't want to start getting nasty.

Maybe at a lower level, I wouldn't know as I rarely work anything below high school varsity. I can tell you with absolute certainly that I can accurately judge an MLB breaking ball on TV from my living room from EXACTLY the same angle that I would when looking from behind the pitcher's mound if I were on the field. 1 man varsity from behind F1??

WOW.