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04-28-2009, 10:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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What's the point?
The back line of the batter's box. Gone after three batters, why even bother with it?
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04-28-2009, 10:23 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
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i've always wondered that
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04-28-2009, 10:25 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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duh
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04-28-2009, 10:27 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Do you think that the third batter tells the number two guy, "hey, leave some for me out there?"
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04-28-2009, 10:30 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
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They didn't for softball when I was in the AF.
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04-28-2009, 11:33 PM
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"Dutch"
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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You almost make it sound like softball is the AF's national pastime. Last edited by Dutch : 04-28-2009 at 11:34 PM. |
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04-29-2009, 12:00 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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And here I thought it was sitting in chairs... |
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04-29-2009, 12:03 AM
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Edinburg,TX
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04-29-2009, 12:24 AM
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"Dutch"
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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Yeah, but we don't do that for fun. That's WORK!!! |
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04-29-2009, 02:55 AM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
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Same can go for the base coach boxes that none of the coaches obey.
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04-29-2009, 03:01 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Green Bay, WI
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As an umpire, you can still tell where it was because of the scuffs, even once the line itself is gone. It's mostly unimportant, true, but every once in a while the question comes up of whether there was catcher interference or not. You'd like for it to be clear-cut every time, but you'll have your borderline cases where knowing where the box is supposed to be is useful. And, yes, the catcher's box typically goes to hell (if it was even drawn) in fairly short order, as well. Which is why it's really nice to have some idea of where the demarcation between the two was. |
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04-29-2009, 08:00 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Location, Location, Location
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I've seen catchers complain about a batter standing too deep. Around 1991 I saw the ump take Moe Vaughn's bat (he was at Pawtucket playing in Richmond) and redraw the line for him.
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