It's how we did our league when I was a kid. No coaches/managers. There were two adults who supervised at the field and umpired the games. The captain of...
... Where I played ball and subsequently where my sons played ball, there are other programs that offer what you describe. It just has always been that the LL...
I'd vote for you for LL Inc. President! :) ... From: llumpires@yahoogroups.com [mailto:llumpires@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rich Fronheiser Sent: Friday,...
I'm in full agreement with Rich. I come from one of those leagues where the kids are poorly trained, and the Board members do NOT show up on weekends or take...
I agree with your last statement. If it were up to me, a kid would "captain" the team and there'd be no managers or coaches at all. ... [Non-text portions of...
How will placing an adult umpire on the field with a Junior ump stop a moron from following that Junior later to his bike? Does the new rule require the Junior...
So how will you recruit the required one adult umpire that will work every game at every level next season? Or are you going to quit? Right now, those are your...
From my own personal perspective, most dads who volunteer to be managers and coaches do so to directly chart the path of their own kids' success in baseball....
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...