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There was one that came straight in once immediately following a F2+F1 conference... I've always wondered....

Got a message from Cody yesterday.... he is sending it to the next person on the list. Great News!!!

Is this project dead? I am fifth on the list below and still hold out hope of receiving it someday. Can any of you before me on the list provide an update? 1. CodyLoe15 2. Bam 3. Larry in TN 4. Typhoon 5. Elares and many thanks to KLAH 6. BRUMP 7. rcjhyman 8. JDavis225 9. mjr2013 10. DVA7130 11. FlaUmp22 12. ohlradio 13. Platejob29 14. CentralOhioUmp30 15. Alex7

My first thought was that the base runner reached out to try to keep the defender from falling and he fell anyway. All the players were so calm. No posturing or puffing or anything. I'd sure like to know what BU saw and heard.

Some are calling this type A and some type B. I am confused by some guidance I have received recently about this. If the play started with no runners on base, then every movement of the batted ball is a play on BR so even with the ball in LF, isn't F7 making a play on BR? That would make it type A. In the OP, BR is tagged out at second, being played upon after being obstructed. Does that make it type A OBS?

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1. CodyLoe15 2. Bam 3. Larry in TN 4. Typhoon 5. Elares and many thanks to KLAH

check air pressure in spare tires. cobweb hunting in the vaulted ceilings. flush the water heater. clean the gutters change flashlight batteries (earthquake country) clean the refrigerator coils ...from my list of things to do every time we change the clocks.

Was he "really good with the glove"?

and remember, no cuffs.

BigUmpire is right on the money with the horse brushes. Gets the loose dust off quickly and good for buffing as well. I have NB's for base and plate shoes as well (all black). For the base shoes, aside from mild soap for cleaning, if you have corfram rubber for the shiny part of the toes and heels, windex will make it reflect like a mirror. For the plate shoes, once you get them dusted off and cleaned up with a mild soap, get the shine going right. You'll need black and neutral shoe polish, a horsehair brush, and an old white t-shirt that you can cut up for the final polishing. Don't use the thicker cloth in the shoe polish kit, it's junk. Initially, apply a good coat of black polish on the shoe. No need for the small circles with the t-shirt yet. Once applied, take a heat gun and hold it far away from the plate shoe while it blows hot air on there (this goes a lot easier on the leather than a lighter and works about 10x as quick). You will see the wax melt and look shiny - this allows the wax to get into the small pores of the leather. Once you have gone over the shoe and have seen the wax melt, take the horsehair brush and buff out the shoe. Perform this step two to three times. Once that is done, go to the neutral shoe polish. This acts as a clear coat/sealant if you will. Just like before, apply liberally on the shoe. Once applied, heat gun your shoe just like before and get the wax to melt in. Buff out and repeat. On the second coat of neutral, once you have melted it in, instead of buffing it out with the horsehair brush, take your t-shirt and get it SLIGHTLY damp. You don't want too much water in the shirt, just enough so it doesn't create friction with the shoe. Using the t-shirt and your pointer finger, put a SMALL AMOUNT of black shoe polish on the t-shirt and work it in using small circles. With the coats you put on before and melted in, you should start seeing a mirror shine coming from the shoe. The first time around obviously takes a little longer but the good thing is that once you get the initial shine in, all it takes is a brush down and a good once or twice over with a small amount of polish and the heat gun to get the shoes right back to where they were. I am a new umpire but I was also military and this method always got my boots in inspection-ready condition. Hope this helps! Using the heat gun has changed my life!!! I didn't go to the lengths you do but WOW. I just melted the polish before I used the horsehair brush for final buff and my shoes look completely different. The mirror shine I have been searching for is found. Thank you very much for this tip. BTW, I'm using Kiwi parade gloss polish. Umire-Empire for the WIN! Thank you for posting this tip.

I'd love to see this also. If anyone is willing to share clues...

I am also very eager to see it. I'll watch it quick and move it along

We got raked for not going to the Board on another (what I thought was textbook) call earlier this year, so I thought I'd go to the Board here... Though all six of us came up with a unanimous decision, the complaint now is that I went to the Board. Obviously have attracted a group of fans who just want to complain for the sake of complaining. Gill, Your site is my first visit every day. I love your insight and analysis. I think you have a great league over there and I intend to join next year's draft. No emotion, just facts. I love it. Thanks for creating it.

I think three challenges per game is too many. Maybe it's a negotiating position. "We will propose three so we can settle on two and look like we compromised"

Good luck, I hope you get it. There's nothing like the excitement of the first days of work at a new job.

Our SoCal LL District encourages BU to get that ball and hang on to it until convenient to return it to PU. Just as you did.

I have had coaches complain about the pitchers landing during a game. The landing foot slips a little and they want it re-worked. I have not pitched or coached in my life so I have difficulty knowing what to do. I usually ask someone from the league (not game coach) to address it. I do this out of concern for the pitcher slipping and injuring himself. But I always wonder a little in the back of my head if the coach is manipulating me a bit.

Situation 2 is Obstruction in Little League.

I once answered a similar question by saying: "I'm from Sacramento". I was born in Sacramento. I have lived in Los Angeles for twenty years and I knew what the coach was after and just chose to provide a correct, but misleading, answer.

What's a good fix for this? No outs on the play - place the runners at BR @ 1B & R1 @ 3B?

Talk to the board, and the district.

I like it.