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-- LOUIS SHEEHAN

Look at 1876 -- Louis Sheehan Notes (baseball)

- The Strike Zone is expanded on the lower end, moving from the top of the knees to the bottom of the knees.
1988 - "The Strike Zone is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the top of the knees. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball."
1969 - "The Strike Zone is that space over home plate which is between the batter's armpits and the top of his knees when he assumes a natural stance. The umpire shall determine the Strike Zone according to the batter's usual stance when he swings at a pitch."
1963 - "The Strike Zone is that space over home plate which is between the top of the batter's shoulders and his knees when he assumes his natural stance. The umpire shall determine the Strike Zone according to the batter's usual stance when he swings at a pitch."
1957 - "A strike is a legal pitch when so called by the umpire which (a) is struck at by the batter and is missed; (b) enters the Strike Zone in flight and is not struck at; (c) is fouled by the batter when he has less than two strikes at it; (d) is bunted foul; (e) touches the batter as he strikes at it; (f) touches the batter in flight in the Strike Zone; or (g) becomes a foul tip. Note: (f) was added to the former rule and definition."
1950 - "The Strike Zone is that space over home plate which is between the batter's armpits and the top of his knees when he assumes his natural stance."
1910 - "With the bases unoccupied, any ball delivered by the pitcher while either foot is not in contact with the pitcher's plate shall be called a ball by the umpire."
1907 - "A fairly delivered ball is a ball pitched or thrown to the bat by the pitcher while standing in his position and facing the batsman that passes over any portion of the home base, before touching the ground, not lower than the batsman's knee, nor higher than his shoulder. For every such fairly delivered ball, the umpire shall call one strike."
"An unfairly delivered ball is a ball delivered to the bat by the pitcher while standing in his position and facing the batsman that does not pass over any portion of the home base between the batsman's shoulder and knees, or that touches the ground before passing home base, unless struck at by the batsman. For every unfairly delivered ball the umpire shall call one ball."
1901 - "A foul hit ball not caught on the fly is a strike unless two strikes have already been called." (NOTE: Adopted by National League in 1901; American League in 1903).
1899 - "A foul tip by the batter, caught by the catcher while standing within the lines of his position is a strike."
1894 - "A strike is called when the batter makes a foul hit, other than a foul tip, while attempting a bunt hit that falls or rolls upon foul ground between home base and first or third bases."
1887 - "The batter can no longer call for a 'high' or 'low' pitch."
"A (strike) is defined as a pitch that 'passes over home plate not lower than the batsman's knee, nor higher than his shoulders.'"
1876 - "The batsman, on taking his position, must call for a 'high,' 'low,' or 'fair' pitch, and the umpire shall notify the pitcher to deliver the ball as required; such a call cannot be changed after the first pitch is delivered."
High - pitches over the plate between the batter's waist and shoulders
Low - pitches over the plate between the batter's waist and at least one foot from the ground.
Fair - pitches over the plate .

"Manager Challenges" -- Louis Sheehan's notes

Manager Challenges

1. Each Club will receive: (a) two (2) Manager Challenges to start each All- Star Game, postseason game and Divisional or Wild Card tie-breaker game; and (b) one (1) Manager Challenge to start every other game. A Manager may challenge as many reviewable calls within a single play as he desires using one challenge. If the Replay Official overturns any call challenged by a Club (even if he upholds other challenged calls), the Club retains its Manager Challenge. If the Replay Official does not overturn any of the calls challenged by a Club, the Club will lose its Manager Challenge. Once a Club has exhausted its available Manager Challenge(s), it will no longer have the ability to challenge any additional play or call in the game.
2. A Club's Manager is the only person authorized and permitted to request or initiate Replay Review on behalf of the Club during a game, unless the Manager cannot perform his Replay Review responsibilities due to injury, illness, ejection, removal or other legitimate reasons, in which case the coach designated to assume the Manager's responsibilities shall have the sole right to request or initiate Replay Review. As used in these Regulations, the term "Manager" refers to a Club's Field Manager or such other person who assumes his duties as described above.
3. Upon being prompted by the Umpire, a Manager must immediately inform the Umpire whether he wishes to use his Manager Challenge to invoke Replay Review. If, upon such prompting, the Manager does not immediately respond that he is using his Manager Challenge, then the Umpire shall revoke the Manager's right to challenge any call relating to that play, and the Club shall retain its Manager Challenge.

WIND UP POSITION is one of the two legal pitching positions.

Official Rules: 2.00 Definition of Terms


WIND UP POSITION is one of the two legal pitching positions. 


Notes Louis Sheehan

Directions to Loan Mart Field

Notes: Louis Sheehan

Ballpark Directions

Directions to The Epicenter

The Epicenter is located at 8408 Rochester Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga, conveniently located near the intersection of the 15 and the 10 freeways, and is easily accesible from all major highways, including the new extension of the 210 freeway. Directions to the Epicenter:
From Los Angeles / Orange County From all points west, take the 10, 60 or 91 Freeway east to the 15 Freeway north. Exit at Foothill Blvd., turn left off the exit and after 1/4 mile turn left onto Rochester Avenue. San Bernardino / Riverside / Redlands From all points east, take the 10, 60 or 91 Freeway west to the 15 Freeway north. Exit at Foothill Blvd., turn left off the exit and after 1/4 mile turn left onto Rochester Avenue.San Bernardino / Riverside / Redlands From all points south, take the 15 Freeway north and exit at Foothill Blvd. Turn left off the exit and after 1/4 mile turn left onto Rochester Avenue.From the new 210 Freeway Exit at Milliken and head south. Turn left on Foothill Blvd and after 1/2 mile turn right onto Rochester Avenue.

To see the Quakes, the cost for a good seat is $13.00.

To see the Quakes, the cost for a good seat is $13.00.




Louis Sheehan note

salaries - standings 5/15/15

Dodgers      $235,295,219

Padres         $  90,094,196

Giants         $154,185,878

DiamBks    $112,688,666

Rockies      $  95,832,071

-- Louis Sheehan

Major League Baseball Team Payroll

NL West	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	L10	STRK
Dodgers	22	12	.647	-	15-4	7-8	6-4	L2
Padres	19	17	.528	4.0	10-7	9-10	5-5	W2
Giants	17	18	.486	5.5	11-9	6-9	5-5	L2
Diamondbacks	15	18	.455	6.5	9-12	6-6	5-5	L1
Rockies	12	19	.387	8.5	4-9	8-10	1-9	W1

Dodgers      $235,295,219

Padres         $  90,094,196

Giants         $154,185,878

DiamBks    $112,688,666

Rockies      $  95,832,071

-- Louis Sheehan

AL East | AL Central | AL West | NL East | NL Central | NL West

1. LA Dodgers	$235,295,219
2. NY Yankees	$203,812,506
3. Philadelphia Phillies	$180,052,723
4. Boston Red Sox	$162,817,411
5. Detroit Tigers	$162,228,527
6. LA Angels	$155,692,000
7. San Francisco Giants	$154,185,878
8. Texas Rangers	$136,036,172
9. Washington Nationals	$134,704,437
10. Toronto Blue Jays	$132,628,700
11. Arizona Diamondbacks	$112,688,666
12. Cincinnati Reds	$112,390,772
13. St. Louis Cardinals	$111,020,360
14. Atlanta Braves	$110,897,341
15. Baltimore Orioles	$107,406,623
16. Milwaukee Brewers	$103,844,806
17. Colorado Rockies	$95,832,071
18. Seattle Mariners	$92,081,943
19. Kansas City Royals	$92,034,345
20. Chicago White Sox	$91,159,254
21. San Diego Padres	$90,094,196
22. NY Mets	$89,051,758
23. Chicago Cubs	$89,007,857
24. Minnesota Twins	$85,776,500
25. Oakland A's	$83,401,400
26. Cleveland Indians	$82,534,800
27. Pittsburgh Pirates	$78,111,667
28. Tampa Bay Rays	$77,062,891
29. Miami Marlins	$47,565,400
30. Houston Astros	$44,544,174

Dodgers Batting Averages 5/15/15

NAME	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OWAR
Adrian Gonzalez	34	128	27	47	17	0	9	32	91	14	22	0	.367	.434	.711	1.145	2.1
Alex Guerrero	24	55	12	20	4	1	6	16	44	3	10	0	.364	.400	.800	1.200	1.1
Scott Van Slyke	23	57	7	20	6	0	2	14	32	4	10	0	.351	.391	.561	.952	0.5
Andre Ethier	31	87	19	28	4	2	5	13	51	15	16	0	.322	.429	.586	1.015	1.1
Yasmani Grandal	28	88	17	27	5	0	4	16	44	18	22	0	.307	.421	.500	.921	1.0
Howie Kendrick	33	129	20	39	10	1	4	17	63	11	23	2	.302	.362	.488	.850	1.0
Enrique Hernandez	10	24	5	7	2	0	1	3	12	1	8	0	.292	.320	.500	.820	0.1
Justin Turner	27	60	10	17	4	0	5	13	36	5	11	1	.283	.358	.600	.958	0.8
Yasiel Puig	11	43	4	12	2	0	2	4	20	5	7	0	.279	.380	.465	.845	0.3
Juan Uribe	24	73	6	18	2	0	1	6	23	4	9	1	.247	.282	.315	.597	-0.2
Carl Crawford	15	49	4	12	3	1	1	3	20	1	10	0	.245	.260	.408	.668	-0.0
Joc Pederson	34	107	24	26	5	0	10	21	61	28	43	2	.243	.401	.570	.972	1.3
Chris Heisey	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	.200	.600	.200	.800	0.1
Jimmy Rollins	33	126	17	22	5	1	3	11	38	15	27	3	.175	.261	.302	.562	-0.3
A.J. Ellis	9	29	2	4	1	0	0	1	5	3	6	0	.138	.219	.172	.391	-0.3
Zack Greinke	7	15	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	1	4	0	.133	.176	.200	.376	0.1
Brett Anderson	7	9	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	5	0	.111	.333	.222	.556	0.2
Clayton Kershaw	7	16	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	8	0	.063	.118	.125	.243	0.1
Carlos Frias	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1
Brandon McCarthy	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-0.0
Mike Bolsinger	2 Posted, but not complied, by Louis Sheehan

Rookie of the Month:

2015

April

Alex Guerrero

Los Angeles Dodgers

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- Louis Sheehan

Each week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. This week, we spoke with Moaz Rosenthal, a political scientist at the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel's Herzliya, about Israel's new coalition government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week finally clinched a deal to form a new coalition government after his Likud party won elections last month.

It was a dramatic final week of coalition negotiations. First, Avigdor Lieberman, formerly a close ally of Netanyahu, stunned political observers by announcing that his secular nationalist Yisrael Beitenu party would not join the coalition. As the clock ticked down to the deadline at midnight Wednesday, Netanyahu forged alliances with the nationalist Jewish Home party, the centrist Kulanu party, and several ultra-Orthodox parties. He pulled off another term in power, but his coalition has the narrowest of parliamentary majorities -- just one vote.

The WorldPost spoke to Israeli political scientist Moaz Rosenthalabout the main players and priorities of the new government, due to be sworn in next week.

How long do you think this coalition government will survive with such a slim majority?

People underestimate Netanyahu’s ability to do nothing for a long period of time. He can just do nothing and not agitate his coalition partners. The coalition partners also don’t want to go into another election.

It might survive with just a lot of talk, living one drama to the next. This is how Netanyahu made it through his previous terms as premier. But it won’t last more than a couple of years at most.

Can Netanyahu add more coalition partners later on?

Legally he can add more partners, but the question is whether people will want to join.

It's more likely that Netanyahu will find a way to add Lieberman’s party, either as part of a formal coalition or informally cooperating over specific votes.

I don’t think the center-left Zionist Union have anything to gain from joining the coalition. It’s better for [Zionist Union leader Isaac] Herzog to wait for Netanyahu to crumble.

Why did Lieberman decide not to join the opposition?

Lieberman wanted several specific posts. Most people think it’s a personal problem between Netanyahu and Lieberman, but I think it’s based on Lieberman trying to best serve his interests.

As well as keeping his own position of foreign minister, Lieberman wanted another key role for one of his party members -- head of the welfare committee in the Knesset. Lieberman is trying to reframe his Yisrael Beiteinu party as a rightist but pro-social welfare party, a bit like the European right-wing populist parties. But Netanyahu blocked the position.

Lieberman’s career is not over. He’s a survivor.

Lieberman also sees an opportunity here. This right-wing coalition will function under huge pressure, especially from the U.S. and Europe, to do something for the Palestinians. In opposition, Lieberman will be able to attack them if they do.

He’s playing a game of chess, looking several steps down the road. He lost votes in the last election because centrist voters were turned off by a slew of corruption scandals in his party, and demographic trends are depleting his core base of former Soviet Union immigrants. He’s looking for new constituencies. Lieberman’s career is not over. He’s a survivor.

Have Netanyahu and Likud emerged from these elections stronger or weaker than before? Did Netanyahu miscalculate by calling this election?

Netanyahu lives from one decision to the next. He did make a mistake by calling early elections. He was playing a game of chicken. But, he wasn’t able to get the coalition he wanted because Lieberman vetoed it.

Netanyahu's problem is that he veered right during the campaign to get more votes. You can’t call the center-left traitors and then form a coalition with them five minutes later. You at least have to wait a while.

What will this coalition government's priorities be?

Their first priority is to decrease the cost of living and solve the housing crisis. Mostly, this is just implementing policies that are already in place. The coalition is in agreement on that point.

Below the radar, the settlements will expand and funding for settlements will increase. Naftali Bennett’s nationalist Jewish Home party took all the key positions to make this happen.

The ultra-Orthodox parties will pursue their priorities, which include removing the threat of criminal charges for ultra-Orthodox youth you don’t sign up to the army or go to Yeshiva [religious seminary], increasing funding for the ultra-Orthodox education system and maintaining control of the national body that regulates personal status issues in Israel, like marriage and divorce.

All the economic reforms that Netanyahu promised during the election campaign cannot happen. As soon as he does something a coalition partner doesn’t like, they can threaten to bring down the coalition.

What do you see as the main sources of tension within the coalition?

A battle is brewing over the role of the Israeli Supreme Court, which is one of the most interventionist in the world after the U.S. Supreme Court. The Jewish Home party wants to decrease the power of the Israeli Supreme Court to intervene in government decisions, and now a senior member of the party will become the justice minister. Yet some Likud members and another coalition partner -- the Kulanu party -- are opposed to curbing the Supreme Court.

Like the Titanic, the ship seems to be sailing forward, but it’s heading toward an iceberg.

While the Palestinian territories were not a big electoral issue, pressure from the White House can strain U.S.-Israel relations and bring public pressure on the government to make at least symbolic measures toward peace. The government may come under pressure to freeze settlement construction for a while, but a large part of the current coalition would not accept that.

Another source of tension is the ultra-Orthodox policies. Almost any issue could become a controversy, but Netanyahu can still survive it all.

What does this election indicate about the health of Israeli democracy?

This election casts a huge shadow over Israel. It highlights how Israeli democracy is highly representative, but these institutions keep producing governments that can’t govern.

Israel is not a two-party system, nor should it be, as Israel is a highly cleavaged society. But there needs to be a dominant party in government that can actually govern and be accountable to Israeli voters.

The politicians find a way to make it through the day, but the public sector is dysfunctional. Like the Titanic, the ship seems to be sailing forward, but it’s heading toward an iceberg. The Israeli system is not equipped to deal with a huge crisis, whether it's a economic, social or diplomatic crisis.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Posted, but certainly not written by. Louis Sheehan

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