Aging_Arbiter

because MOST coaches are clueless themselves

I'm thinking you may want to reach out to Tony (great guy!) and ask him. Or, just tell him to make it the same color as the titanium mask. I'm sure that you won't be disappointed.

Noooooooo, really? Say it isn't so!

Well, there IS such a person......and I know him. @Umpire Santa 🤣

We can argue semantics all day long. I just copied and pasted Giamatti's statement from when it was published.

Here is Giamatti's statement.... 'The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode. One of the game's greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. By choosing not to come to a hearing before me, and by choosing not to proffer any testimony or evidence contrary to the evidence and information contained in the report of the Special Counsel to the Commissioner, Mr. Rose has accepted baseball's ultimate sanction, lifetime ineligibility. Maybe it's just me. When you die, your LIFE is over. Your LIFETIME has ended. Therefore, banishment has ended. Put Pete In my .02

But if you look closely, it actually hit the ground twice. 1 bounce = safe, 2 bounces = he gets to go to 3rd.

Why did Morris Buttermaker of the 1976 Bad News Bears come to mind???

well. there goes another D1 spot for anyone trying to move up

Any Veterans in attendance at the game, must select which one will be elected to call in a tactical airstrike against the opposing team....... but only once per game. Therefore, strategy will continue to play a role in the "sport".

Dear Mr. Manfred (you senile old b@stard), Baseball is a sport......Banana ball is entertainment.

I am proud to say that I have NEVER ejected anyone. Now, I have confirmed THEIR desire to no longer participate in that days contest...... 😁

that's what I did

Maybe fitting into the little inside pocket that we are used to using would be interesting......but I'm here to tell you, it should probably fit into the ball bag.

Here is how I pointed it out to my LL board years ago.. I informed them that being in violation BY MODIFYING 7.08 (a) 3 that they are putting their charter in jeopardy of being suspended or revoked. Should an incident occur, and it the charter be revoked, the LL provided insurance goes away too. This would leave the league paying for any insurance claims/hospitalization, etc. as well as open them up for liability lawsuits. YMMV

If you in fact have a LL that is chartered through Williamsport, your league cannot "implement" a must slide rule. Page 72 of the RIM

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I use and recommend the F3. These are the best shins I've had since UmpShins. UmpShins are no longer made (15-20 yrs ago?), but the closest thing to them are the Davis UmpShins. Ump shins being the lightest thing I could find, but just a bit to big/bulky on the knee cap for my liking.

Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. 😂

Is anyone on here going to the academy next week?

Easier yet, have HIM show you where it IS referenced. I don't think it is. As previously mentioned, foul/time, create a dead ball situation. I'm pretty sure you won't find it in any mechanics manual. Then again, I could be mistooken.

So, a few things come into play here. - Equipment AND Uniforms are provided - Mommy/Daddy weren't there, so lil' Johnny put on a hat that was comfortable - Lil' Johnny need a friggin HAIR CUT!

That sounded like a strike!