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Forum: Baseball Mon Nov 19, 2012, 11:52am
Replies: 15
Views: 14,685
Posted By tankmjg24
Professional Schools

I am currently debating on whether I should attend a professional umpire school this upcoming year. I will be starting my 10th year of officiating and have been told by some instructors (all...
Forum: Baseball Tue Jul 10, 2012, 12:49am
Replies: 7
Views: 4,354
Posted By tankmjg24
Well good. My thoughts were correct and backed...

Well good. My thoughts were correct and backed up by a rule. :D My response was that this was incidental contact unless he felt that intent was established in which case interference would be...
Forum: Baseball Sun Jul 08, 2012, 02:17pm
Replies: 7
Views: 4,354
Posted By tankmjg24
Interference, Obstruction, or Incidental Contact?

Alright guys, so this did not happen to me nor was I at the field. As a matter of fact I am in a different time zone than where the incident occurred. A good friend of mine was on the plate and he...
Forum: Baseball Sun Jul 08, 2012, 02:07pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,736
Posted By tankmjg24
I was umpiring a youth game recently (U11) and...

I was umpiring a youth game recently (U11) and the coach for the defensive team was not only an umpire, but a board member and the assignor for his association. (Later was told over 30 years...
Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 16, 2012, 10:58am
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
There is a big difference between the height of...

There is a big difference between the height of the mound and coaches on the playing field. One I cannot control as I am not the groundskeeper, the other I can. From watching games that I did not...
Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 16, 2012, 01:53am
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
One of our duties as an umpire is to enforce the...

One of our duties as an umpire is to enforce the rules. These rules in my situation contain the fact that the coaches are supposed to remain within their dugout unless they are base coaches. So by...
Forum: Baseball Sat Jun 16, 2012, 12:05am
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
I never once stated that 10 year old baseball is...

I never once stated that 10 year old baseball is serious stuff. To the majority of the coaches and parents you would think it is, but to me it is a bunch of youth playing a sport they enjoy. I know...
Forum: Baseball Fri Jun 15, 2012, 05:02pm
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
You go to work in the morning and return to 4...

You go to work in the morning and return to 4 pages of discussion. :eek: Seems to be an interesting topic for everyone.

I have not shed a tear over being suspended, but am more upset that I...
Forum: Baseball Fri Jun 15, 2012, 10:30am
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
What is there not to get? Their own rules...

What is there not to get? Their own rules clearly state that the defensive coaches must remain in the dugout. The rules of a good majority of youth leagues state the same.

In regards to the...
Forum: Baseball Fri Jun 15, 2012, 09:09am
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
For those of you that believe I should have...

For those of you that believe I should have ignored the coaches on the field I have just one question. What do you say when a player becomes injured due to these coaches being out of the dugout? ...
Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 14, 2012, 11:12pm
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
Here are a few excerpts from their rule book that...

Here are a few excerpts from their rule book that are of interest:

K. No one except the first base and the third base coaches, and the batter and the player "on deck", are allowed outside of the...
Forum: Baseball Thu Jun 14, 2012, 06:22pm
Replies: 91
Views: 10,089
Posted By tankmjg24
What happened to me (Suspended)

Alright guys, I feel the need to vent some frustrations over a situation that occurred to me during youth ball. This is rather winded to warn you. I am currently working my 9th year as an umpire...
Forum: Baseball Sat May 26, 2012, 01:09am
Replies: 54
Views: 7,252
Posted By tankmjg24
Sorry for the confusion guys haha. The...

Sorry for the confusion guys haha.

The picture is within a high school game using FED rules obviously. I posted it as the player is clearly wearing two necklaces and also has a band on. There...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 24, 2012, 04:06pm
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
Pete, to answer your questions: The UIC of...

Pete, to answer your questions:

The UIC of the tournaments umpire association contacted the UIC of the association that I officiate for asking for assistance. On this particular weekend I think...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 24, 2012, 02:02am
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
The story does not keep changing. It has been...

The story does not keep changing. It has been the same from the beginning. I never stated that the coaches kept running out on the field to argue calls or that the coach threw his hat onto the...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 24, 2012, 01:29am
Replies: 54
Views: 7,252
Posted By tankmjg24
Jewelry

I am puzzled as to why so many umpires allow the wearing of jewelry within amateur sporting events. It seems like travel ball is really bad with the players wanting to wear multiple rope necklaces...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 24, 2012, 01:15am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,677
Posted By tankmjg24
I mentioned it in another post, but I have...

I mentioned it in another post, but I have officiated all levels of amateur baseball and the most trouble seems to come from youth parents and coaches. I think the issues lies within the fact that a...
Forum: Baseball Tue May 22, 2012, 06:20pm
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
There is no trying to talk my way out of any...

There is no trying to talk my way out of any situation. From a few of the posts it seems as if some might have thought the coaches continually came out of the dugout and argued face to face with us....
Forum: Baseball Tue May 22, 2012, 02:33pm
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
Maybe the wording argued every call should be...

Maybe the wording argued every call should be changed to disagreed. In the game on Friday none of the coaches ever left the dugout to argue a call, they just mouthed and complained on every close...
Forum: Baseball Tue May 22, 2012, 11:09am
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
I found the situation to be rather confusing...

I found the situation to be rather confusing myself. As most have said it seems that the site director usually tries to appease coaches and that the UIC backs the umpires. It was the complete...
Forum: Baseball Tue May 22, 2012, 12:48am
Replies: 65
Views: 7,738
Posted By tankmjg24
To Be Mad Or Not To Be Mad?

Alright guys I am looking for everyone's opinion on something that happened to my partner and I over the weekend. We were working a travel ball tournament for an association for the first time and...
Forum: Baseball Thu May 10, 2012, 04:58pm
Replies: 27
Views: 4,090
Posted By tankmjg24
Sorry for being out of the conversation for a...

Sorry for being out of the conversation for a bit. I was recovering from a surgical procedure that I had and the narcotics I was on were a trip :D

Did you guys not know that 10U AAA is one of the...
Forum: Baseball Mon May 07, 2012, 12:14pm
Replies: 27
Views: 4,090
Posted By tankmjg24
Interference with ejection ?

10U USSSA game and I am the field umpire. R1 and BR hits a ground ball to F6 who throws to F4 to begin the attempt at a double play. R1 is out by about 20 feet give or take. F4 comes across 2nd in...
Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:25pm
Replies: 21
Views: 15,179
Posted By tankmjg24
My interpretation of the rule is that either no...

My interpretation of the rule is that either no mitt (who in their right mind would do this) or a catcher's mitt or first baseman's mitt has to be used. The strict reading of the rule says "may" and...
Forum: Baseball Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:43pm
Replies: 21
Views: 15,179
Posted By tankmjg24
I guess the word "thoughts" should have been...

I guess the word "thoughts" should have been interpretation. This situation occurred within a youth league that does not follow any national body. When the rule is not covered by the local rules...
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