Rich, First, I don't mind if ANYONE gets paid to umpire any game. I'm not one of those guys that stand on soapbox, raise my right hand, and swear I've never...
I know this isn't going to be a popular opinion around here, but I'm 100% in favor of the new rule. Maybe your umpires are the best trained kids of all time,...
Manny, I'm 100% behind requiring an adult BOD member shoulder this new responsibility (as that's what we do right now in my league). So how can we convince Dan...
My point was that it makes more sense to me to keep a responsible board member in the stands than to stick a parent on the field to make the judgment call on...
Then put a qualified adult on every game. Oh wait, you don't have them, that's why you are "sunk." Do you see my point? _____ From: llumpires@yahoogroups.com...
I guess that's one of the things that makes this a bad policy - it is tough to find enough adults who won't detract from the well-trained youth umpires we have...
Actually adding an adult umpire who doesn't know the game, and may actually attempt to overrule the youth umpire I think does detract. I think it depends on...
Manny, Your post is not logical because as everyone has posted their Jr. umpires do not have any problems that adult umpires do not have but then you say Jr. ...
I'm all for obeying the rules LL hands down, even though I disagree with LL in this case of requiring adults to ump with Juniors. My league won't be ...
Bad idea, IMO. I still feel that the purpose of putting an adult UIC out there on the field is to have someone that has a good grasp of how to handle issues...
How old is the machine, in machine years? _____ From: llumpires@yahoogroups.com [mailto:llumpires@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jlmckissack Sent: Wednesday,...
I know I joked about this earlier but there is no reason you can't pull a dad or mom out of the stands and make them L/RFU and UIC, then work normal 2 man. ...
Here are the actual words from LL (Williamsport): Adults and Minors in Positions of Authority: Changes were made to Rule 2.00, Rule 4.1, Rule 9.01, Rule 9.03,...
Hey, Rip Van Winkle, where have you been? Yup, that's the latest nonsense from WP. WP is calling Junior Umpires "children", and they need the protection of an...
"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]...
Jay, just my opinion, but I think 8.01(d) was written with the assumption that the slipped ball doesn't go anywhere near the plate. In other words, it's an...
Jay, It's difficult to find your words when you mix them up with the previous post. I know the rule you quoted. I was basing my answer to Manny on the idea...
He may have been thinking rule 7.07. But that rule is only applicable if R3 is trying to score. If R3 wasn't trying to score, what we have is catcher's...
He may have been thinking rule 7.07. But that rule is only applicable if R3 is trying to score. If R3 wasn't trying to score, what we have is catcher's...
... Of course, we have all seen (otherwise) responsible adults use poor judgement in this area. Does it seem to be LL's position that it is better to have an...
... Sure. The decision to call or continue a game due to darkness or weather comes to mind. If you have two 14yo kids on the field, neither one of them may...
Why a balk? Although it wasn't a "real" pitch, it was a ball that was delivered from the pitcher to the batter that was hittable. If a slipped ball crosses a...
LL allows "children" to be base coaches. What if a Junior basecoach sends a player home, and he gets hurt sliding into the plate? OH NO, we should protect the...
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