Legal? Yes. Respectable? Not in any area. Used? I'm sure by the unscrupulous early on, can't guess for later periods. Probably, since the modern rule changed...
Have you guys sat behind the plate with a very small glove and just a catcher's mask on and have a pitcher throw the ball 70-85 mph at you? Dropping the ball...
I agree with everything you said. The bigger question I have is... 85 MPH? better have a metal plate under that glove! We never get that fast. maybe I...
I haven't actually held a radar gun on some of my pitchers but they consistently throw over 70 and if I ask them to they'll throw even harder. I have a harder...
Hey Chris, The book is "A Game of Inches" by Peter Morris. This is a great book and will settle many "issues" plaguing today's ballists. He does mention that...
That is the book I was trying to think of. You bring a very good point about the low zone requests. I wonder why most of the vintage players request this? It...
Chris, I forgot you were the guy who catches year after year, takes fast balls, chews 'em up and spits them out! ;-) We had bought a replica glove for trial,...
Chris, According to Morris's book, signal's from the catcher to the pitcher began in the early 1870s. I will have to re-read that section on how but I think it...
Thanks Dan, I will have to get that book. I'm sure it will enlighten many of us. ... how but ... calling ... gloves ... point ... is ... Curve ... with all ......
Cappy, Our glove has fallen apart many times too. The stitching literally comes apart at the seams. I take it to a cobbler and he will stitch it back together....
Here's an excerpt from the "Definitions Of Important Rules" section in the 1884 Spalding Guide (sorry, I don't have the '86 guide in my possession). This...
I can see why the Infield fly rule was established...too much room for interpretation or judgment on the umpire...especially when it comes to a catcher...
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I had a question for you guy's concerning the tag up rule on fly balls. According to some books a couple buddies have read, if there is a runner on base who...
That makes perfect sense to those of us who also umpire today's games. Never underestimate the will of a man trying to win a ball game. we play 10, 15,20 ...
I don't remember seeing that section in the '86 guide. I'll have to check. We have a few things to change for next year. We keep working at it. Another area...
Hi Kevin, Keeping in mind this group is for all players just not our league, let me quickly say that I have never outlawed cups. Please contact your manager. ...
I'll have to do some digging to find info on the tag up rule, if I find anything I'll post it here. If anyone else comes across anything that'd be great. It...
He looked vintage out there, threw vintage out there, and so what if he used a little pine tar to go along with his masterful performance? The guy is a gamer...
CLEVELAND -- A company that uses computer imaging claims baseballs had a larger rubberized core and a synthetic rubber ring in 1998, including the ball Mark...
I can't believe with all of the scutiny that Rawlings made any change. Plus, it would seem quite easy to unravel balls from that period and PHYSICALLY take a...
... Hash: SHA1 "I don't know clearer I can say it... I have never used steriods... period." Mediocre pitching and a bunch of guys blimped up like the 'michelen...
One could make the case of mediocre pitching as an excuse for why Babe Ruth hit so many as well, that and a 214 foot right field porch... hell if I was drunk I...
I wouldn't use mediocre pitching as an excuse. If that were the case then why weren't there more players hitting HRs? Ruth hit more HRs than entire teams....
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I have to chime in that I hate the current major league strike zone. open it up! Grit, nice to hear from you. Welcome back from the winter break. I suppose...
As long as we're all throwing our two cents in, I've got to throw mine in, again: If we're going to talk about one man to change the game more than any other...
... Hash: SHA1 ... very fun game to watch anymore. ... I can agree with that. - -- Billy Pollifrone billy AT silverbaseball DOT com Registered Linux User...
You're wrong about Babe Ruth. Babe came around when baseball needed a better image. He was larger than life and a role model to kids. Not only was he larger...
