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The "Neighborhood Play" - Jerry Layne Was Not The Problem
athleticsnation.com - 10/18/2009
The "Neighborhood Play" - Jerry Layne Was Not The Problem
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More photos » by Julie Jacobson - AP Erick Aybar signals "touchdown" but Jerry Layne rules "No! Incomplete pass" as Maicer Izturis looks at the grass in short LF and thinks, "That's a good place to throw the ...
replacementrefs.com - 10/21/2009
Jerry Layne 2-2 on plays at the plate through 4 innings; Dale Scott blows call on pickoff; Crew ...
— replacementrefs.com — After four innings, there have been two close plays at the plate already, testing the capacity of... Jerry Layne early on. The first came on an infield chopper, involving the light loafered, heavy bat, Alex Rodriguez. As you can see, Layne has ... (more) Jerry Layne 2-2 on plays at the plate through 4 innings; ...

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More on the Neighborhood Play
baseballmusings.com - 10/19/2009
More on the Neighborhood Play
— baseballmusings.com — Mike Port, baseball’s vice president in charge of umpiring , on what and what isn’t an out:... According to M.L.B., the second-base umpire Jerry Layne made the right decision when he called Cabrera safe on what should have been a routine double play. Television replays confirmed that Aybar ... (more) More on the Neighborhood Play

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In the Neighborhood
baseballmusings.com - 10/18/2009
In the Neighborhood
— baseballmusings.com — Athletics Nation on the correct call on the neighborhood play Saturday night : The “neighborhood play” is... an unwritten rule, which is a bit awkward in a game that has an official rulebook for umpires to follow. Would it be so difficult to create a written rule, with guidelines, ... (more) In the Neighborhood

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In the Neighborhood
baseballmusings.com — Athletics Nation on the correct call on the neighborhood play Saturday night: The “neighborhood play” is an unwritten rule, which is a bit awkward in a game that has an official rulebook for umpires to follow. Would it be so difficult to create a written rule, with guidelines, for what fielders may or may not do to record an out at 2B while attempting to turn a DP? There are rules for touching a live ball with a catcher’s mask, for batting out of order, and for a baseball literally coming apart while in play, but no rule for the everyday ...

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