tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post3935342563209946111..comments2024-01-24T05:19:09.805-06:00Comments on This Game Of Games: The 1884 Providence Grays: The Truth Has At Last Come OutJeffrey Kittelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-26779688738418283562012-03-26T14:56:04.032-05:002012-03-26T14:56:04.032-05:00I would imagine that they didn't enforce it be...I would imagine that they didn't enforce it because they didn't want to enforce it. Think about the way travelling is called in the NBA or holding is called in the NFL. The game had evolved beyond its rules and the officiating recognized that even if the official rule book didn't.Jeffrey Kittelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367989375750209078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985668569918053928.post-10833391493676485422012-03-25T16:48:09.099-05:002012-03-25T16:48:09.099-05:00Picking just one little bit out of this, I've ...Picking just one little bit out of this, I've never understood why umpires couldn't enforce the rule about not throwing overhand. Softball umpires don't seem to have any trouble with pitchers raising their arms.Cliffnoreply@blogger.com