"Hey, that never happens!" you exclaim. I reply: "Almost never. That's why you need to study it often. It is so rare, you won't have much on-field experience to help out." Articles like this can help prepare you for that rare occasioin.

For a discussion of coach's interference at third, click the title above.

Good! My only problem was: I had never worked the position. Bad! On the lower levels at that time, LIAFO employed only three officials: Referee, Head Linesman, and Line Judge.

In my new role I worked three scrimmages and opened the season Saturday, 18 September, 2004. This two-part series will outline where I went for help and how I performed. Hopefully, it will help other officials in my same predicament.

Click the title to get Jim's take on this phenomenon.

Here we begin weekly excerpts from his 2004 book about the common rules of basedball. The book is available from Officiating.com. Naturally.

Here's our pledge: Buy the book. If you don't think it's worth the money, tell us: We'll refund your money (minus shipping and handling). And you can keep the book.

Mullets, leg warmers, strawberry Izods, skinny ties, parachute pants, moon walking, dead baby jokes: The 80s have a lot to answer for.

But you've got to love the music.

If you're not a fan, it's time to ride, ride like the wind. Otherwise we're having some retro 80s fun with five second violations and a referee's parody worthy of Weird Al.

So click on the link because...

It's a dead man's party, leave your body at the door.