Dave
Rosengard's
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From
The
Mound" (Faxed
photo courtesy Dave Rosengard) 9/17/2000
DOBBS FERRY: TREE RULE MODIFICATION AND A LOT OF HOME RUNS
It was a beautiful day with 18 players in the first game of 7 innings with Rosengard (6-7) losing to Appell (4-1) 12-6 in the opener. Dan Schneider
thought he homered in the middle of the game but where was Larry Savell to clarify the tree
rule? I looked it up later and it seems to be up to the umpire to judge a homer when the ball hits a branch over the field of play.
He ruled the ball was in play but maybe Larry would have said Home run because the modified rule states (look it up on the
Web) that if the branches were not there and if the umpire felt the ball would have crossed
the fence then it is a home run. Anyway, Larry be there next week. Most homers in the first game were to left and center a couple to right and right
center. We finished the last inning at the bigger field in Dobbs Ferry. Then in the second game
Connor (3-3) lost to Hewes (10-7) 27-15. Bobby
Naranjo came in in relief in the 4th when the score was 20-11. It was not a
save situation. Everybody was hitting and again a lot of home runs. This field
is 200 feet for a homer and the small field is 180 feet. Second game had 15 players.
I took the train up and it was 90 minutes from Whitestone going bicycle to subway to
Metro-North. Cost $6.50. See you next week.
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