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oatmealqueen Mon Aug 23, 2004 07:12pm

Just wondering?
Are there any women umpires working any of these games?

Are there many women who work LL baseball in general?

Dave Hensley Mon Aug 23, 2004 08:21pm

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Originally posted by oatmealqueen
Just wondering?
Are there any women umpires working any of these games?

Are there many women who work LL baseball in general?

No and no. There is a greater frequency of women umpires in softball, but not very many in baseball.

Jeremiah Tue Aug 24, 2004 01:08am

I'm pretty sure that there was a gal umpiring in the LLWS a few years ago.

Jeremiah

bbump82 Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:22am

There was a lady a few years ago. I don't remember exactly when it was. I do remember that she was doing the plate in the final game that was betwenn the US and the Far East. The reason I remember it was because that was a play at home where the runner slid head first to avoid the tag and she scored the run. Most of the regulars that I work with as well as myself thought that should have been an out.

Jim Porter Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:21pm

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Originally posted by bbump82
The reason I remember it was because that was a play at home where the runner slid head first to avoid the tag and she scored the run. Most of the regulars that I work with as well as myself thought that should have been an out.
I remember that play. It caused a lot of debate. It was a feet-first slide to the side and the runner reached out with his hand to touch the base. I defended the umpire's call because I did not believe it was a head-first slide at the time. I still don't. It was a head-first touch of the base, but the slide itself was feet-first which is perfectly legal.

Jeremiah Tue Aug 24, 2004 01:16pm

To be exact,
 
"There was a lady a few years ago. I don't remember exactly when it was."

I think it was in 2001.

Jeremiah


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