LL All Stars & Travel Team Question

[PirateMike1973]

First, thank you Rich for "coming to my defense", so to speak.
Second, you only need to look at today's thread list to see that that are several posts NOT related to just umpiring (in the purest sense).
Third, I'm not sure why some people felt the need to respond in the manner that they did, simply because I was asking for the community's opinion/consensus/knowledge on what is a RULES question, maybe an admin one, but a rules question, none the less. (Again, thank you Rich for your input)
And lastly, if this forum is a "just for umpires" exclusive club, than I will only ask this type of question other places & limit questions here to "on the field" questions.

I have volunteered in our LL for over 15 years as a coach and now, as an official game scorekeeper and announcer. I not sure why someone would think a question related to LL is an area for "derision".

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by PirateMike1973

I have volunteered in our LL for over 15 years as a coach and now, as an official game scorekeeper and announcer. I not sure why someone would think a question related to LL is an area for "derision".

I can answer that. The collective memory here is of LL parents/fans/scorekeepers coming to the forum to ask questions that have nothing to do with umpiring or officiating a game. Over the years, that breeds frustration and impatience. The new guy who shows up with what he thinks is a great question for umpires gets dumped on and can't understand why.

Not many folks here work LL or indeed much baseball at all with players who don't shave. The few who do are quite knowledgeable and can provide answers to most questions, as you've seen.

[PirateMike1973]

Again to both Richs, I thank you.

mb- i totally get where you're coming from on some people's memories of LL parents etc., and our league is not perfect by any means, but I ask you: are the leagues above LL immune to the same issues? When my son played Babe Ruth level and tried out for his HS team we found those too to contain politics, bad parent behavior and coaches with pre-conceived ideas of who played when/where and not based on tryouts and practices. I submit to you that until you get to the college level "daddyball" and politics still play an integral part in the those leagues above LL and until you get to college.

Also, just as a note; I would stack up our LL's umpires with the Legion and HS umpires in our area any day of the week.

(Sorry if this post to "mb's" comment doesn't meet some purist's standards.)

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by PirateMike1973

Again to both Richs, I thank you.
Also, just as a note; I would stack up our LL's umpires with the Legion and HS umpires in our area any day of the week.

Yea, and the rule I quoted above is real too.

[frozenrope22]

I am often amazed that people will pose a question on a non relevant web site rather than go straight to the source. In this case contact Little League directly:
Travel Teams

[PirateMike1973]

This site is about officiating, not just on-the-field umpiring, as several posters have pointed out to you purists. Officiating includes rule admin questions whether you like it or not. I repeat, look at several threads on today's list and you will see several that do NOT pertain to strictly on-the-field issues.

If you do not have anything on topic to add to this thread, then DO NOT COMMENT-just ignore it. There are people on this site that can answer admin questions, so that's why I asked originally.

Don't like it- don't read it, or add snide/insulting comments. This is not an umpiring sandbox.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by PirateMike1973

This site is about officiating, not just on-the-field umpiring, as several posters have pointed out to you purists. Officiating includes rule admin questions whether you like it or not. I repeat, look at several threads on today's list and you will see several that do NOT pertain to strictly on-the-field issues.

If you do not have anything on topic to add to this thread, then DO NOT COMMENT-just ignore it. There are people on this site that can answer admin questions, so that's why I asked originally.

Don't like it- don't read it, or add snide/insulting comments. This is not an umpiring sandbox.

Dear Parent,
It's pretty, um, difficult, to use one breath to suggest no one can tell you what not to post and follow it up by telling people how not to respond to your post.

Sincerely,
A concerned parent

[PirateMike1973]

Originally Posted by frozenrope22

I am often amazed that people will pose a question on a non relevant web site rather than go straight to the source. In this case contact Little League directly:
Travel Teams

Thanks for the link "frozenrope22". Since I can rarely find anything on the LL website w/o spending hours looking, I appreciate the link.

And, this is a relevant site to ask RULE questions. Sorry.