OUT AT THE PLATE BABY!!!!!!

[Sam]

I said the F2 in the OP's picture was textbook OBS....and nobody gives a crap about your bumps and bruises.

My view of the rule is nuanced in favor of the intent of the rule and the players' safety. You guys could obviously give a crap about the safety of the players...so be it. You don't want to have to think in order to make a call...OK....I get it....you think and your head starts hurting.

I care enough about the rule to talk about it here...not enough to go to OKC...but maybe some umpire out there might see my point and bring it up at OKC. Thats how this stuff works.

I understand how you are going to call it and teach my kids accordingly.

Hot damn, I'll go for that. Good enough for me. I care enough about the rule to make sure you get it right. How far you can get it to be the way you wish it was and your invented "view of the rule" is up to you.

You might consider lobbying for the use of nice soft safety balls while your at it.. softballs are really dangerous and cause WAY more injuries than plays at the plate. And maybe no more throwing really hard either.

Anybody that knows the game knows that ball injuries are almost solely reserved to male umpires.

[wadeintothem]

I said the F2 in the OP's picture was textbook OBS....and nobody gives a crap about your bumps and bruises.

My view of the rule is nuanced in favor of the intent of the rule and the players' safety. You guys could obviously give a crap about the safety of the players...so be it. You don't want to have to think in order to make a call...OK....I get it....you think and your head starts hurting.

I care enough about the rule to talk about it here...not enough to go to OKC...but maybe some umpire out there might see my point and bring it up at OKC. Thats how this stuff works.

I understand how you are going to call it and teach my kids accordingly.

Hot damn, I'll go for that. Good enough for me. I care enough about the rule to make sure you get it right. How far you can get it to be the way you wish it was and your invented "view of the rule" is up to you.

You might consider lobbying for the use of nice soft safety balls while your at it.. softballs are really dangerous and cause WAY more injuries than plays at the plate. And maybe no more throwing really hard either.

Anybody that knows the game knows that ball injuries are almost solely reserved to male umpires.

been ok this year maybe only one shot (knock on wood..) ... last year, my cup was a ball magnet.

[anonlooker]

been ok this year maybe only one shot (knock on wood..) ... last year, my cup was a ball magnet.

Wait. Does that mean you used magnetic balls? Or you... oh, nevermind!