how to be a Baseball Umpire by San Diego Steve
 

YouTube - How to Be a Baseball Umpire : Going Over Ground Rules as a Baseball Umpire

This is my favorite video of all time.

Joe In Missouri

I love the description!

"Before a baseball game, an umpire should go over the ground rules with both managers. Learn how to go over ground rules as a baseball umpire in this free video on sports officiating.

Expert: Len Bari
Bio: Len Bari is a semi-pro bowler with a 216 average, and is the manager of Maric Lanes is Astoria, Queens NY.
Filmmaker: Buccola Richard"

Semi-pro bowler huh? Stick to bowling lol

-Josh

THAT field is rated for little League World Series play.

It looks very similar to the complex they always use. Well...at least the parking lot of the complex. He is talking out of his {insert favorite saying here}

-Josh

I have watched about 5 now-they only get better.

I saw these before, but I forgot how great they are.

"This is a great field for Little League. There's no holes in the backstop. You could have the LLWS here." :D

But my favorite baseball video of all time is right here (watch out for the language):

YouTube - Earl Weaver

ROFLMAO!!!

MTD, Sr.

Ah, the don't play baseball like that anymore. I really miss the good old days. :D

MTD, Sr.

But would Mr. Finnerty approve?:D

I stand corrected. THIS is me favorite video of all time.

That is hilarious.

"You're not going to knock anyone on their a** Earl!"

Hahaha!!

OK, I've gotteon hooked on this "How To Be A Baseball Umpire" series. Personally the funniest clip-

YouTube - How to Be a Baseball Umpire : Equipment for Baseball Umpires

at 1:30, "A very important thing, I can't show it to you, is a cup"...

how to be a Baseball Umpire by San Diego Steve.:confused:

I'm still trying to figure out why my name is associated with this garbage. I guess it was an attempt at humor, but I am not finding it funny. Here I thought I would see a very professional looking and speaking person in the video, such as a major league umpire, which would be much closer to how I would make such a video.

MTD, Jr. and I belong to two umpiring associations in the Toledo area. One assigns H.S. baseball and fastpitch softball and H.S. summer baseball and fastpitch softball, as well as travel league baseball and fastpitch softball and slow pitch softball leagues. The other association only assigns travel league baseball and fastpitch softball and slow pitch softball leagues. The membership of the first association are all OhioHSAA registered umpires; the second membership is made up of both umpires who are OhioHSAA registered umpires and umpires who are not OhioHSAA registered umpires. The same person is the assigner (and member of both associations).

Last night I had a travel league (11U) baseball game assigned by the second association. My partner was straight out of the video. He was not an OhioHSAA registered umpire. He worked the plate. He wore his hat backwards all of the time, wore a red (frame and pads) catcher's mask, and a watch on his left wrist, and did NOT wear any ball bags (he stuffed the game balls in his pants pockets. I will say this, he did wear heather gray plate pants and plate shoes.

MTD, Sr.

I am sorry Steve. I was joking. because most of us don\'t know each other personally, you did not take it the way I thought you would. My apologies.

Is there any way to change the title of the thread?

Joe In Missouri.