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Exactly. So there’s no way I’d let them score that run. Protest if you want. I’d be interested in what they decide. 😁

Fair play and common sense? Do we really want runners interfering to score a run that otherwise wouldn't score?

Big day for big balk calls

OK, what am I missing? If an EQUAL amount of challenges were used every inning, that would be 11.1% per inning. How can 3.5% of the challenges be the highest inning?

Joe Public doesn't care. "perceived technological perfection". If the little dot is touching the box, they don't want to hear it might really be out of the box. As long as those horrible human umpires didn't blow the call and cost me money on my bet. This is the reality of the state of the game.

Sounds like R1 and R2 would be correct. The defense stopped playing when the umpire wrongly called the third out. It is umpire judgement where to place runners. So there's really no wrong or right rulebook answer. Umpires can award or return runners on bases to nullify their error, but the placement should be conservative. Unless R2 was basically at third by the time F3 caught the throw, I'm good with R1 R2.

It's almost like they took a loophole through the back door to change a rule. Calling it an editorial change in association with the double first base is a cop out. It's more like "we need to change this rule to match our interpretation. Let's just call it an editorial change and be done with it"

Nope. That’s not it. That’s correct.

This is the NCAA test. Nation wide.

I went with C. “A”simply states the foot touches the plate. Doesn’t say parallel. The answer “C” is word for word in 9-1-b

When I said "I have no idea" I didn't mean to imply anything negative, like "I don't know why I pay it". I just didn't know. State money?.. That's a different story. I'd bet a good chunk goes to the bureaucrat's salaries.

You are correct. But the way it was worded raised a question in my mind. I was under the impression, if we already had a reset with a runner on, and then we have a warning for starting to come set too soon, isn't a ball added because it's the second reset to the same batter? The way C is worded in #55 doesn't really say that. "With any runners on base, the initial warning is also the reset for that at-bat (even if the reset has already been used during the at-bat). Any further violations will result in a ball added to the count." App F 11B would suggest the reset due to the early start is the second reset and a ball is added.

My HS association is $80. Gets us a rulebook, and a banquette at the end of the season with some decent door prizes. 😏 Couldn't tell you what the rest is used for. The state grabs another $60 from us, which gets us nothing more than a background check, and a poorly written test each year. I think the state pays the Arbiter bill as well. We don't have high school assigning fees, so there's that. Bottom line, it's $140 of expenses for tax purposes.

This is a 4 man minor league crew kicking an umpire interference base award? wow.

The JB weld product worked well. If I didn’t open up the gash with that polish/ heat method first, it may have looked even better. I’ll hit this with a little more black filler and polish, but it’s now something I think I can live with. @ump7tony @boyinr Thanks for the suggestion

Size 11 or 12. Thanks for the offer. I have ordered the JB weld leather weld. It’s supposed to be here today. Thanks for the info. I will clean out the polish in the slice, and try the JB weld.

So I tried the polish/lighter and adding layers. Seems every time I hit it with a little heat, the gash opened up wider. There's a LOT of melted and solidified polish in there...Looks like I've got a pair of mudders and a pair of Mizuno plate shoes on Santa's wish list

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Maybe… but I saw it more than a few times this year. Batters standing ready in the box for close to 20 seconds without much recourse other than get in the box, but don’t look up for 10 seconds or so, forcing the pitcher to wait to come set. Now we’re just playing games. I like the new interp

There’s a great complex in Cary. I believe they play the NCAA D2 CWS there. They also have many youth tournaments there. I attended a 3 man clinic in Raleigh and we had a few evaluation games at the complex in Cary.

Two interps released today. I like them both. 1. Interpretation: After a pitcher has declared to be using a windup with a runner or runners on base as described in Rule 9-1-b, they may change to using a set position once at any time within the same at-bat. However, to avoid confusion, the pitcher shall notify the plate umpire who will then notify the other umpires and the offense that the pitcher is now pitching from the set position. Without this notification, it is an illegal pitch. They cannot change back to using a windup position within this at-bat unless there is a substitution by the offensive team or immediately after the advancement of a runner I'll spare the rationals NCAA lists. Here's the real rational...Pitchers can now return to the set with a fullcount. 😁 2.Interpretation: During an inning and following an umpire’s call of “time” or if ball has become dead (e.g., after a foul ball or a pickoff attempt that goes out of play), the clock shall stop, reset, and start again when the pitcher is in possession of the ball, the catcher and batter are in the dirt circle surrounding home plate, all defenders have returned to their positions, any runners have returned to their original bases, and all participants are ready for play to resume. When the pitcher engages the pitcher’s plate, the umpire will call and/or signal that the ball is alive and in play. Again.. here's the real reason... I've seen multiple teams taking advantage of this loophole. Foul ball. pitcher engages the rubber, batter steps in the box...Clock starts. Pitcher takes his time coming set, then holds the set for what seems like an eternity while the clock runs down to 1 second, while the batter, who doesn't want to use a charged conference has no choice but to stand there and wait. Now we can start the clock. Batter has his 12 seconds to be ready, and we don't put the ball in play until the pitcher and batter are on the rubber and batter is ready.

I am a member of NASO and get Referee magazine. I buy the prep baseball report every year. I find it the best way to stay up on rule changes, interps. Lots of test questions and care plays throughout each copy on each subject. Worth the purchase for me. There will also be a preseason guide… a couple sheets of paper highlighting some of what’s in the prep baseball report.