IlliniKrush

judgment of the rulebook, sure

Hot damn.. you said please!!! I know you wanted to say something else... like "b****... stfu" yes i said please.... and i'm waiting i don't need to swear to prove my point, but i have to get rid of this ridiculous myth

no we are not both right, there either is a such thing as "tie goes to the runner" or there isn't

Steff i'm an ump, of course i pull out the rule book And there is no such thing as a tie goes to the runner. The ball beats you there or it doesn't. The runner beats the ball to the bag in your so called tie fantasy world I either say out or safe not "well coaches, yes it was a tie, so to promote offense we will award the base to the runner" Any other myths you guys want me to disprove?

steff, go find where it says "tie goes to the runner" in a rulebook please this isn't even an argument

more stuff: Ties. With regard to whether a runner is safe or out, the term "tie" does not appear in any rulebook. We can, however, discern the intent of the rules makers. On plays at first base, the batter-runner is out if he or the base is tagged before he touches the base. If you translate that to mean "a tie goes to the runner," that is probably fair. However, here’s what the rule states regarding when a runner is out when he is forced to advance: "he fails to reach the next base before a fielder tags him or the base". Does that mean "a tie goes to the defense"? As an umpire, avoid any discussion of ties in those types of situations. Your explanation should simply be you either saw the runner out or safe.

yes you are. i'm an ump, i should know these things

Rule 7.08(e) applies: "Any runner is out when he fails to reach the next base before a fielder tags him or the base." This is a judgement call, pure and simple. It is not debatable, appealable or protestable. Either the runner reached the base before the tag or s/he did not. If, in the umpire's judgement, the runner reached before the tag, then s/he is safe. If, in the umpire's judgement, the runner failed to reach before the tag, then s/he is out. There is nothing more to it than that. I repeat, there is no "Tie" call, only "Safe" or "Out". And that is a judgement call based on the umpire's determination as to whether or not the runner reached before the tag. So don't try to tell me that a tie goes to the runner. There is no tie, period.

ding ding ding we have a winner

NO THERE ISN'T!!!!!!!!!!

There isn't The ball has to beat the guy to the bag, there's no such thing as tie goes to the runner

There are definitely lucky hits, and on the other side hard hit balls right at guys, or hang whiffms if you please, just like Jason said. Putting the ball in play is their job, sure, but that doesn't mean that everything in play is deserving of a hit and there are no lucky hits texas leaguer, duck snort, baltimore chop, swinging bunt...

The big 12 has stronger top echelon teams, but the depth isn't there, IMO. Probly a little bit better of a conference than big ten, but big ten is no b****. Proof, look at the bowl records last year. Oh, and the national champion might i add Btw, your triple threat is nothing compared to my unbeatable pair of 7's

Or Burke, or Olivo to the DL. You don't want 3 catchers on your roster for long periods of time.

It also took me about 20 times to register...I actually think I have about 10 names registered..but after you register...there's never a page saying you've created one. Anyway, WELCOME! Its a problem that I have to address. Been out of town so I haven't gotten to it. Anyway, welcome aboard to the two of ya. Looks like a lot of new faces since I left a week and a half ago Welcome back Jason, luckily soxtalk didn't erupt in flames like some people had envisioned Interested to hear your road trip thoughts (both baseball and about the trip experience in general) when you get around to it.

Lot of new members here recently it seems, good to have you aboard

I'd agree with that considering we need someone from the right side setting up and our only option is Koch (if gordon keep sharing closer duties)

sox are down to their last bullet

I don't think this is something you tinker with in the middle of a division race Let him do it at AAA like cerbaho said, or let him close games all of next spring and see where that gets him. Now's not the time to screw around, as a team out of the race could afford to do right now.

Oh, how about when Carlos muffed a ball earlier this year...crack of the bat.... "carlos' got it.......guess not" Not really a hawkism, but that was hilarious

I don't care what you guys say, "picked it like a bowl of cherries" tops the charts

Well i have a farmers tan - i don't ump games with my shirt off But i am one really pale kid

I know HSC, who knows everyone that needs to be known, from what i can tell

I would hope steff is how you pictured her as, her pic is in her avatar! Someone tell the kid in the ND hat that he's one cool customer

Ron Turner is an offensive genius Now if only he could get a clue about how to run a defense.