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Oct. 26, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: How would you feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gary, having 3 daughters and presumably a wife, I would assume you have learned that girls act differently than boys on many different levels. Maybe being around them for so long has increased your estrogen levels which prompted your feminist reply. My observation is that men handle conflict more directly than women. I never claimed that the manly way was the right way.....but it is :)
Oct. 25, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Phx AZ 60's AAA team needs 1-2 AAA players for Vegas.. outfielders/ utility Must wear cleats^ :)
Oct. 25, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: How would you feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd be pissed but I would talk to them directly instead of going this route. Seems kind of girly :)
July 14, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: loss of an senior player- PHX I met Doug playing ball about 14 years ago and had been playing league ball a couple times a week since then. His inaugural senior tourney 7 years ago was in Vegas with CJS and it was a trip to remember both on and off the field. Doug was not the kind of guy that most opponents would remember. He wasn't a jokester/loudmoth like some of us. He never lost his temper or had anything bad to say about his opponents or umpires. He just did his job at 3B, pitcher or outfield and had fun. I want to thank all the players who attended the service last night and had such kind words and stories to share with Doug's family. I have had my share of friends that have passed but I am truely missing Doug right now. There has never neen a better person than Doug Schilling and I will miss him terribly.
June 21, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Just what is the call? 4.3 (3) EXTRA PLAYERS AND EPS B. Should an offensive player become injured, causing the team to drop below the original batting line-up, the team will not be forced to forfeit the game, and an out will be declared only the first time that position comes to bat. ************************************** Obviously he was an offensive player so, what's the arguement? The rule doesn't say ""Should a player listed on the line up card become injured..."" Being listed or not on the line up card is another issue. He is bating so he is an offensive player.
June 14, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pitching Arc Limits """Joncon, why is that impossible? """" Read all the words. It's ALMOST impossible. A true "under 6' pitch" almost never happens. Umpires routinely call a 7' and 8' pitch flat because it is flatter than the normal pitches they see.
June 12, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: Pitching Arc Limits Mike. If you are an ump, you should KNOW that it's almost impossible to hit the plate/mat with a slow pitched softball on a pitch under 6'. You lost ALL credibility with your claim of 3 and 4 foot pitches. 3 feet is about at your pelvis. 4 feet is about ar your sternum. It would have to be a FAST PITCH ball to be 3 to 4 foot. For the minimum, if the pitch rises abobe the pitchers head, it's over 6' high. Your eyes are inches short of the 6' mark and the top of the pitchers head will generally be within inches of it. A little bit of daylight under the ball and it's EASILY the 6' minimum. As far as the high pitch? I work construction so it's second nature to me. You just need to learn what it looks like.
June 8, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: When a Pitcher is not a defensive player... Actually, there is a time where the pitcher is not an infielder. The ump was A) confused or B) he didn't see the ball hit the pitchers glove. When a runner, off the bag is struck by an UNTOUCHED batted ball that hasn't passed an infielder (except pitcher) the runner is out. Example: If an infielder (except pitcher) is playing in front of the baseline and the ball gets by him and hits the runner, he's not out.
June 6, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: fair or foul ball """he said the ball never bounced between me and the plate and went by me as a line drive""" Well....thats a bit different. I was just saying that, if it was a line drive that hit and hopped 55', you were probably ducking for cover and not in the best position to make the fair/foul call. If the ump didn't see it hit the ground, that's pretty sad. Was the umps name Dan? :)
June 6, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: fair or foul ball Mad dog. Who had a better angle on the play? You at 3B or the ump standing right in line? If you were standing right on the bag and you looked straight up to see the path clearly in fair territory, you might have a point. The bag was at the halfway point between where it first hit fair and where it landed foul. Logic says that it was a very close call and would be deffered to the one with the better angle (as well as the one designated to make the call :) )
May 22, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Bats Discussion: curious umpire Good question. I will have to surmise that they put an ounce or so of some kind of epoxy in the cap. Either that or they simply print "Balanced" or "Endloaded" on the bat :) I saw an Combat endcap of a supposedly stock bat that had a few 1/4" nuts epoxied in.
May 19, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Bats Discussion: curious umpire Composite bat manufacturing is not an exact science. There is a lot of hand work involved, applying the different layers. Generally, the bats all come out weighing appx 26 oz and the extra weight to bring it to 27, 28, 30 (if needed) is simply added to the handle via a small metal rod. Anyone suggesting that the rod would in anyway affect performance is mistaken. It's there simply to get the weights close to correct. Keep in mind that one ounce is about the weight of 5 quarters. Not much, especially in the handle. If you are going to check bats, check something that matters......which you can't realy do without a sawzall:)
May 13, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Local team, two players 4 Rock n Reno My bad. I just saw "local team" which must mean Nevada. No editing here so...good luck.
May 13, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Teams looking for players Discussion: Local team, two players 4 Rock n Reno "Hey guys,I am back and looking for two players in 50+ AA""" Thanks for the informative post :)
April 21, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Bats Discussion: Born on the 4th of July! """It all depends on how you define 'new'""" In that case, I'm a "genius".
April 21, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Bats Discussion: Born on the 4th of July! """There has not been a new bat in the past 20 years"" zzzzzzzzz When the very first thing out of your mouth is obviously not true, you might want to reconsider your marketing strategy.
April 14, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Needed hitting instructions !!!!!! Put me down as someone who could use some help hitting AND fielding.
April 14, 2011 Joncon	Topic: Rules of the game Discussion: marking batter's box There is probably more to the story. I am assuming you were still pissed at the first call and were being a bit of a dick on your next at bat. It doesn't generally pay to be confrontational, especially toward an umpire. You could have simply been friendly with the ump and let him know that you didn't want to repeat your mistake from last inning. Also, if you made any reference to his carnal knowledge of his mother or any reference to his sexual orientation, that would be the time to aplogize. THEN you could have drawn a line 6" in and from the edge and 30" in front of the center of the plate and asked him if that looked about right.
April 9, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Collision at home!! Link = fail I hate that this site has no preview or edit feature. Try again: http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/JohnC1952/?action=view¤t=1fcc01af.pbw
April 9, 2011 Joncon	Topic: General and miscellaneous Discussion: Collision at home!! 4th of July, a couple years ago, playing with the kids. One of the wives took some pretty good photos. http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a8/JohnC1952/?action=view¤t=1fcc01af.pbw

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