Umpires - Baseball Article Summaries

A bad call is a bad call - REGARDLESS of where it is! - Coach Bob (length=2918)
I would like to respectfully disagree to some extent with Jon Toner and his comments regarding umpires, and the level of play. But first, I would like to make some general comments about "rec" vs. tra ...

How To Attract and Retain Your Volunteer Umpires - Jim Porter (length=5794)
I thought you might be interested in this article I wrote and posted on the KNLL message board a month or two ago. I hope you find it helpful. There might be a suggestion or two that can help. Sincere ...

Umpires Creating Havoc - Kenneth Bean (length=2003)
Hi Coach9 I have had days like that! YEEEECHHH!!! I just wrote an eloquent post and the board glitched it. You would have loved it though. You have been around awhile, and know I have umped a lot over ...

I believe it, but...Coaches - learn something here (Interference/Obstruction/Umpire in Chief responsibilities) - Jim Porter (length=3986)
1. The base umpire was wrong, this was not obstruction against the defense. (You keep calling obstruction, "interference." That's a dangerous mistake. Use the proper terminology with umpires so they t ...

Calling Runner out while Timeout on the field - eddie.t (length=694)
jerry b. i am a umpire in philly. i do three different leagues of baseball a summer.from 7years old to 16years old,i love the game,and in every league the rule on appeal plays are different. a word of ...

Duane -- put on your umpire hat - Gordon (length=462)
Thanks, now I see that we are on the same page. I believed I missed understood your interpetation of the rule. I thought the subject was L.L. Because, in L.L. obstruction occur with the ball , not eve ...

What Bear 's God Tries to Tell Him To See in U M P I R E S - Bear (length=1551)
& boy, do I need to be more 'religious' ......today.......everyday, Thanks Bob Marsh. &b to my oldest daugther (doing her 3rd year of missionary work) in Lithuania this summer. Try this: a) umpires ...

5-year-old player - Jim J. (length=2089)
I haven't read a single response in this thread - yet. I'll probably skim them after posting mine. What is his league age (i.e., is his birthday on or before July 31 - if so, he is considered 6 this y ...

A player is NEVER forced to slide. - Jim Porter (length=1016)
I must disagree with the other posters. There is no "must slide" rule in any league and under any set of rules. Some local leagues employ such a rule, but I think it is wrong. In Little League, a runn ...

A word to the unwise. - David Emerling (length=1278)
There is a certain rapport between the plate umpire and the catchers ... of both teams. By asking your catcher, "Where was that pitch?" you are putting him in an impossible situation. It's very awkwar ...

By harrasing young umpires we are killing ourselves - Geezzz (length=3213)
We had six 13-15 year old (young men) attend the last umpire clinic we had this spring before the season started. Out of those six, five of them actually continued. The one that didn't continue said h ...

Some do, yes. - Kenneth Bean (length=1242)
Hi Guys I think calling umpires by their name is best. Good point Splitter, but in the midst of getting everyone pointed in the right direction prior to a game,(we've had games fifteen minutes apart i ...

Why Umpires Are Jerks - TonyK (length=1188)
TG: Rich's District is probably just as competitive as yours. NY and PA are relatively equal in number of Districts and population size etc. Three years ago, their District Champion fought through the ...

Why youth umpires are scarce - Scorekeeper (length=1481)
Wanna job! Actually, your point is super! One thing you can count on at almost every youth baseball game is, everyone from the scorekeeper to the players, and from the coaches to the fans are asking, ...