The argument has been made that an advantage is to be gained by having an adult umpire on the field. This is not my experience. After four years as UIC of a...
I have the opportunity to become the player agent in my league, a position I would like to hold. It means giving up my UIC role which I am fine with, I have...
Under the proposed rule changes regarding the use of youths as umpires and coaches, LL has given tacit approval of allowing coaches to be 16 and 17 years old....
Lou was a Board Member of Clearwater Little League for nearly 15 years and was instrumental in the league's day to day activities. He was also an active Board...
Dear District Administrator: This is to inform you of recent changes made in the structure for tournament play in some divisions. The name of the "11-Year...
Joe, I had a similar situation last spring during HS. In mine (I was FU) there was no base runners and the ball slipped from F1's hand during his motion and...
"A person who is not an adult (no age limit)" Does this mean that I need an 18 yo or older on every game? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
You won't see this one very often....probably never. This past season I had to rule on a play that in over 40 years of playing and umpiring I had never...
FYI, I have just received the following statement from Steve Barr, Little League Director of Media Relations. -- Little League International Statement:...
Justo G. Lopez of Brownsville, Texas passed away this morning after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Lopez served and District 24 Administator for many years ...
The purpose of the board member AT the fields is to handle issues should they arise. Certainly they can be granted the ability to handle the issues a...
The latest rule changes with the part about youth umpires the very last item. November 4, 2009 Dear District Administrator, Below is a synopsis of the...
My DUIC just got back from the DA meeting at Bristol recently and announces that for the 2010 season there will now be Eastern Regional tournaments for the 9...
"............. an adult in charge."................ isn't that the requirement that a board member be present at the LL fields during ball games to handle any...
An interesting discussion on the eteamz OBR board. http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/boards/obrrules/message.cfm?id=2190348 If true, it will change many league's...
and LL Manager. :) I've umpired some of his games while he was the US Attorney for NJ District. A very nice manager who never tried to push his weight...
MYTH #1 - "On a throw to home plate, the catcher is blocking the base path before he/she caught the ball. Call Interference!" When the defense blocks the base...
I never realized MLB had the same catchers box. I just saw it on the highlight of the 1950 WS. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
...for those of you who may or may not know him Jeff Braden a LL umpire from the Clearwater/St. Pete area and relocated to the Pine Bluff, Ar. area was found...
Don't agree with this writers take. One interesting thing is though that there was a six man huddle on the call from the first game. I know we have debated...
Watching the game live I wasn't sure if U2 Gorman was emphatic enough to let R1 know what happened. Watching the replay, it is clear that he was. You can see...
http://bit.ly/3av7cs I'm also not 100% sure that the first baseman tagged the base and runner in the correct order anyway - it's hard to tell. Kevin Hunter NJ...
I had a catcher's interference yesterday. Coach didn't believe me that it was a delayed ball. (No runners on, the ball was hit, I let it play out. BR made...
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/sports/Baseball-Umpires-Leading-Charge-Toward-Instant-Replay-64020537.html [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Did you see this one - 1. It is the top of the fifth inning. The first batter walks. The next batter doubles to right. The umpire realizes that there has been...
MLB could use Bob's expertise to help them learn how to be better line umpires. Quoting Tim Tschida after the game. Look at whether it's worthwhile to have...
I would think that the official MLB website would know the difference. Classic OBS last night in the Padres-Dodger game that MLB calls interference. Jay ...
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