Moe
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Looking for a hand, what happened to this podcast?!? It was so good, I really think it's too bad that there's no new episodes...
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Jim Joyce John Hirschbeck Wally Bell (R.I.P) If not Wally, Joe West, just so I can pick his brain before and after the game to understand his side of the controversy and his theory of umpiring. -
Can be -30C. Might not be. Maybe just -20C Canadians are pretty hardy. We'll see
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A little bit, yeah. I think it would be fun. That's probably what most of the players will look like.
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Snowshoe baseball in February.It's cold, that's the idea. They wait until baseball withdrawal has set in, then offer a freeze your @$$ off baseball BTW, -30C is -22F
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What about stiffness?
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So my Alma Mater is having a "snowshoe baseball" tournament in February. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada, so needless to say, it will be really cold and lots of snow. Our February's are very cold (around -30C to -40C on some days). I have three masks, All-Star FM4000 with TW pads but I do have the stock pads, Diamond ix3 Featherweight with TW, and Wilson TI with stock pads. My problem is that I want it to be, not warm, but something that will be decently comfortable. I think the Wilson wrap around leather pads will be too cold. I think the TW pads will stiffen up. What experience do you have with this such cold weather and what mask do you recommend that won't cold on my face, but will still absorb the impact if I get hit?
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That's the thing I love about Baseball; if there is something not in the rulebook, IT WILL COME UP in a game if you do enough games. The rules are so ambiguous, someone will bring up something that is not covered. This is where we need to use our common sense. This is why they will never replace umpires with computers.
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Let's try not to get too off topic guys.
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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/mlb-denies-protest-by-rays-over-timing-of-replay-challenge?ymd=20140826&content_id=91512152&vkey=news_mlb
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Got it, but besides that...
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I was asked today in a 18+ league if a player could wear crocks. I couldn't think of any rule saying he can't, but said that it really wouldn't be a good idea. I asked the director of the league if he knew of a rule, he said no. I asked the team why would he want to. I thought it was a really bad idea. He ended up finding a pair of old running shoes, but was curious as to what you guys had to say. Thoughts?
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http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/joe-maddon-encouraged-by-conversation-with-joe-torre-about-protest?ymd=20140824&content_id=91193386&vkey=news_mlb
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I was watching this game and I am on the fence. I don't think that MLB is going to undermine a CC, but maybe Maddon has a point... We'll see...
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Alvulsion fracture is a piece of bone chipping off where the ligament attaches to the bone. When the ligaments pull off, the bone comes with it. You can see both in the xray and MRI.
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Me. Although I'm often accused of not being in my right mind, and I'd be stopped well before the umpire had to step in. My mother had me tested... just not for "crazy". Thant's the problem, the manager was the kids dad. I was appalled. I can't fix stupid with the rulebook, but jeez, who would let their kids play with a cast. I had an avulsion fracture in my ankle when I was 16, and after about a month, I could walk on it. First off, I didn't think I could do anything, but if I DID want to, my parents would have brought me to get my brain function tested.
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We DO have rules about metal cleats. Not allowed until the U18 and 18+. We don't play under LL rules, nor FED. We play under OBA rules because we are in Ontario, Canada. There is NO provision for a cast in those rules of OBR as far as I know. That's why I was willing to invoke 9.01© because to me, it's not safe. Just to make it better, he was using a first baseman glove in the outfield
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So, today I did a U16 house league game as the base umpire. My umpire-in-chief was the plate umpire. When we walked on the field, we saw a player with a cast on. My partner immediately told the Manager that the player couldn't play. The manager said that there was no rule covering casts directly or indirectly MLB or OBA. After 15 frikkin minutes, we were going back and forth from Manager to Manager trying to figure it out. My partner said that he could re-injure it, whilst the opposing team said that it was dangerous because he could clip someone and cause serious damage. We texted the president and he said that the player couldn't play, the Manager wouldn't take that as an explanation because he said that the president can't change rules without approval of the board. I took my partner aside (even though he is my umpire-in-chief, I have more experience than him, I also care a lot more then he does and I study the game, evident with my account on this very site. He also does more lower level games than I do, I usually do U18 and 18+ house league and regional ball, so I let him take the lead one, because he IS my boss, and two, because he knows the managers. ) and told him that we could invoke rule 9.01©. He said that he will allow the kid to play with the cast. I was very unsure about this judgement. It turns out, after we sent an email to the vice president of Ontario Baseball Association (OBA), he said that he needs a doctors note. If he has that, he is allowed to play. To me, this is a huge safety issue. I told my partner that we should think of it as a Fiberglass batting glove Thoughts?
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Jeff stop making fun of Canadians. Go watch Argo. I'm 25% Canadian .... I'm allowed! Sorry. Green card? my grandmother on my moms side .... 100% Canadian till the day she died, ...dual citizenship as well .... Can you vote? @Thunderheads no ....not me, my grandma was a dual citizen What part of Canada are your roots?
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Thanks. I have actually been a member for over a year, I just forgot to post an introduction.
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It occurred to me that I have been on this site for a while and I have yet to introduce myself. My name is Moe, I am from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I have been umpiring for 6 years now. I joined this site through the recommendation of Gil at CloseCallSports.com. I like this site because of the ability to post situations and questions and get some excellent advice from members. This isn't your typical social media site, this is a site full of people with a common interest. The discussions on this site are very intellectual, even when people disagree, it almost always stays respectful. I love this site. Thank you for your time, and go on with your day
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I just want to say up top that I know I gave this guy too much rope: PU for 18+ men's league, batter gets called out by my partner on a VERY close play at first,The batter slams his helmet to the ground saying "run F*#Ken faster!" I picked up his bat being at the 45 and tell him to calm down, he says "Moe, toss me." I didn't. A few guys on his team said I should have, even my umpire-in-chief who was talking to the convener of the league both told me to toss him. Skip to the bottom of the fourth: he strikes out swinging. Again he wants me to toss him, I don't. He gets to the dugout and smashes his bat against a pole. I finally say "you're done" and eject him. He yells "FINALLY!" I know I gave him a long leash, but I knew that he wanted to be tossed, so I made him stay in the game. If you don't want to play, don't show up, why wait for me to toss you? I don't want to toss someone because they ask me to toss them, but I thought if I gave him enough rope, he would hang himself. Now here is the bigger issue: he is an umpire. He is a friend of mine and I have done many games with him. I really can't fathom a umpire acting that way, especially in front of the convener and the umpire-in-chief. Thoughts
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My partner said that part of the appeal is the pitcher on the rubber, stepping off, verbally saying "I want to appeal at third" then throwing it to third. He also said that if the third baseman had dropped the ball, they loose their appeal, I don't think that is true either, because there was no other play: I thought he could just pick it up and touch third. But that might just be me. 18+ league with OBA (Ontario Baseball Association) rules; OBR with a few amendments, but nothing big.
