Players you have umpired

[chuckfan1]

Been doing this just since 2004, so no players that I can think of off hand. Josh Viitters who was just drafted by the Cubs last draft. Did his games in LL and HS.

Have had Matt Williams, Matt Nokes, Chad Krueter, Paul Abbott, Rich Amaral, as coaches.....
Did a Golden Baseball League scimmage last summer...Garry Templeton and Darrel Evans were the coaches.
Charles White is a member of our HS assoc..and our local youth assoc....he goes out and does games.

Krueters wife was a piece of work....chased a couple guys into the parking lot one time when her hubby was coaching...

Last summer in a Connie Mack semi at UC Irvine....a player threw his glove at a batter ball. Didnt make contact....so, nothing. After the game walking to our car, some fans behine were leaving and one guy said..."hey on that guy who threw the glove, why was there no penalty. I thought that was a rule.." We told him the glove had to hit the ball... that guy was Bobby Grich.

[Interested Ump]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

Last summer in a Connie Mack semi at UC Irvine....a player threw his glove at a batter ball. Didnt make contact....so, nothing. After the game walking to our car, some fans behine were leaving and one guy said..."hey on that guy who threw the glove, why was there no penalty. I thought that was a rule.." We told him the glove had to hit the ball... that guy was Bobby Grich.

[TwoBits]

Off the top of my head, Mark Teahen.

Had some former players as coaches, including Mike Macfarlane, Kevin Seitzer, Jeff Montgomery, and the late Daryl Porter.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

... Krueters wife was a piece of work....chased a couple guys into the parking lot one time when her hubby was coaching...

Kreuter's wife is the daughter of longtime USC coach Mike Gillespie. So she qualifies as a female baseball expert on two fronts.

[BaBa Booey]

You can add Ike Davis to my list...

[amusedofficial]

Originally Posted by chuckfan1

Last summer in a Connie Mack semi at UC Irvine....a player threw his glove at a batter ball. Didnt make contact....so, nothing. After the game walking to our car, some fans behine were leaving and one guy said..."hey on that guy who threw the glove, why was there no penalty. I thought that was a rule.." We told him the glove had to hit the ball... that guy was Bobby Grich.

Hey, it sounds like he merely asked, for which I'd give him credit. In a world where Daddys consider riding the bench at some junior college to convey some sort of brilliance, I'm kinda impressed that a former MLB all-star would admit to not knowing the rule. Throwing your mitt at the ball is taught as a no-no from t-ball on up so I understand if he didn't know the penalty.

But then,Grinch's first MLB manager's autobiography is titled "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." Of course said manager was E. Weaver who isn't exactly erecting shrines to us.

[bds258]

Jeff Francoeur, Ben Zobrist, Brian McCann, Thomas Diamond, Jason Heyward, Mark Lowe, etc. Those are just the ones I can think of at the moment.