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Posted By: Backgame
Date: Friday, 29 July 2011, at 5:28 a.m.

In Response To: ruling regarding touching checkers (Bob Koca)

The "basic idea" of baseball is no more difficult to understand than the other sports mentioned. How hard is it to organize a kindergarten kickball game - you've got the basic idea. (I know dodgeball is now politically incorrect, but I think the kids still play kickball.)

Adding the infield fly rule, balks, striking out yet being safe, ... takes a bit more time, but all sports and their rules have similar complexities. Is an understanding of offside in soccer (or hockeyball) considered "basic"? The law on offside is concise and has pictures and examples, yet at all but the highest levels of the game is frequently misunderstood and poorly enforced.

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• ruling regarding touching checkers
  Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 7:49 a.m.
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    Stick -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 7:53 a.m.
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      Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 8:21 a.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 3:55 p.m.
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          Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 4:11 p.m.
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          Art Grater -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 6:52 a.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 5:16 p.m.
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              Art Grater -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 7:46 a.m.
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                Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:13 p.m.
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                  Casper van der Tak -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:26 p.m.
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                  Bob Koca -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 5:43 p.m.
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                    Jason Lee -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 12:16 a.m.
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                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 1:24 a.m.
                    • ruling regarding touching checkers
                      Bob Koca -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 2:33 a.m.
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                        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 2:55 a.m.
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                        Chuck Bower -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 1:01 p.m.
                  • Sports rules
                    Backgame -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 5:28 a.m.
              • ruling regarding touching checkers
                Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 6:29 p.m.
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                Jason Lee -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 12:07 a.m.
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                  Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 12:31 a.m.
                  • ruling regarding touching checkers
                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 1:29 a.m.
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              Michael Crane -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 6:14 p.m.
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            Stick -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 8:10 p.m.
        • ruling regarding touching checkers
          Michael Crane -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 6:17 p.m.
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            Phil Simborg -- Thursday, 28 July 2011, at 6:31 p.m.
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              Jason Lee -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 12:08 a.m.
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          W Womack -- Friday, 29 July 2011, at 9:26 p.m.
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        Stick -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 4:28 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 5:58 p.m.
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            Stick -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 7:18 p.m.
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      Michael Crane -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 9:10 a.m.
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    Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 8:23 a.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 8:25 a.m.
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      Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 6:20 p.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 7:27 p.m.
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      Jason Lee -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 10:06 p.m.
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        Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 2:08 a.m.
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          Jason Lee -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 2:11 a.m.
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            Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 2:43 a.m.
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            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 27 July 2011, at 4:02 a.m.
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    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 26 July 2011, at 6:24 p.m.