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Nice watch the umpire is wearing.
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I've been in Europe the last three summers during the Majors tournaments. I've worked a Regional at the Senior level and States at all the levels we have (11, 12, 13-14, 15-16) with the exception of the 12s. We hosted last year (six districts rotate, so we don't host again until 2013) and I was in the Netherlands that week. Next week I'll stay in a hotel and take a few vacation days and work about 12 games or so. I'm not involved at the local league level anymore. The local leagues use teenagers for most of their games. They would get eaten alive during the All-Star tournaments and, frankly, aren't really qualified to do the games during the tournament. All-Stars is a whole different experience than the local league games. We take it seriously -- this isn't where we load up the fields with Smittys and have a good chuckle. Once the kids stick with it a few years and show commitment and demonstrate ability, they are invited to join the District umpire staff. One of those kids went on to be a PBUC Honor graduate and was offered a contract in the Northwest League right out of school (during the strike year), but had to turn it down due to a medical condition and the fact that the short A leagues didn't win insurance during their strike. Now he works HS and college ball and still works LL. |
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Ed King is not the world's best umpire, but he's a significant improvement over what most fans think they know about the rules.
Not much of a camera presence, though... |
"Off sides, 5 yards"
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Okay, the first thing that I noticed was the LL patch. I tried - I really did - to ignore this fact as I watched the videos. I even did my best to ignore the raft when he was at the plate. I honestly watched the 3 interference (uhh, 2 interference and 1 obstruction) videos, the Discipline video, and the Hit Batter video and tried to see if there was anything that I could learn from this nice old man - I really tried!
But alas, my laughter got the best of me............... OMG! What is so hard with pointing to the obstruction and saying "That's obstruction!"? What the hell was the hand to hip movement? BWAH HAHAHAHAHAHA! |
at least i warned you to keep the sodas away...
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i thought this might make it easier to navigate...
ATU- 5/13: What if a Runner Gets Hit by a Batted Ball? http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 5/20: What's the Infield Fly Rule? http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 5/27: What Happens When a Batter Gets Hit by a Pitch? http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 6/03: How Many Bases Should You Take? http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 6/10: How to Discipline Players and Managers http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 6/17: Catcher Interference http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 6/24: Umpire Interference http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 6/24: Runner Interference http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US ATU- 7/8: Fielder Interference (a.k.a. Obstruction) http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/MyF...1&locale=EN-US |
I tried, I really did... honest, I actually watched two of the videos, read a couple questions, then my eyes crossed and I had to go out to the fridge and get a cold one....I could have sworn you taught me different than that Tom :eek:
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nuetral zone infraction lol |
Captain Kirk would Phaser your butt for one of those infractions.
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JM |
You will be assimilated, resistance is futile.
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Tim. |
Which one has the Corridor?
I cannot possibly watch all of these. Joe in Missouri |
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