Hands part of the bat. Cubs vs Astros

[MrUmpire]

Originally posted by wobster

1 year machine pitch
7 years LL majors. the last two I have also been doing traveling league, driving as far as 50 miles to do tournaments, as well a little babe ruth this year.

As far as rules knowledge, I am writing the league a new rule book, with mostly FED rules. You suppose they would let just any schmuck who didn't know the rules do that? I routinely get asked proper rulings that other umpires may have missed. These questions come directly from our best coaches and the other members of the BOD.

I also attended one of Carl's clinics in July.

[Edited by wobster on Aug 31st, 2004 at 11:53 AM]

Okay, so you're a beginner. Nothing wrong with that.

A couple of questions:

Why on earth would a machine pitch game need an umpire?

Doesn't "travel league" usually refer to the teams traveling, not the umpire?

Do you mean that you are writing a complete rule book for an independent league? What are they using now?

What's a Carl's Clinic? Anything like Evans's Florida Classic or Gerry Davis's camps or Little League's WR Umpire School? Who are the instructors?

I believe I read an earlier post by you that said you hadn't done high school baseball. Ddon't you think it may be a bit soon to write a new rule book using FED rules before you've called a high school game?

Hopefully you don't see this as being too critical. I just think it is apparent you have a lot to experience yet before you boast of your resume.