by UmpMatt | Dec 5, 2018 | Blog
We often hear casual fans refer to officials “swallowing the whistle” late in games, but that concept should not be in any umpire’s vocabulary. If a call would be made in the first inning it should be made in the ninth. To drive home this point, we...
by UmpMatt | Nov 30, 2018 | Blog
On Tuesday, we asked you to check out a classic infield fly rule debacle from 2003. We also asked if you, as the umpire, would need to make any corrections if you forgot to declare an infield fly during a game. Mike on our Facebook page had it right– he said...
by UmpMatt | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog
Yesterday on our Facebook page we heard what some of you are up to — enjoying the offseason, officiating another sport, or taking no offseason in sunny California! Whether you are on the field or looking ahead to next baseball season, it’s never a bad time...
by UmpMatt | Oct 27, 2018 | Blog
As most baseball fans already know, Game 3 of the 2018 World Series was the longest postseason game ever– 7 hours, 20 minutes. Any game featuring 18 innings figures to also feature some close plays for the umpires to officiate. Let’s take a look back at a...
by UmpMatt | Oct 22, 2018 | Blog
With the World Series set to kick off tomorrow night in Boston, let’s take a look back at Game 1 of the 2013 World Series at Fenway Park. In this video, 2B umpire Dana DeMuth initially calls Dustin Pedroia out at second base, ruling that Cardinals SS Pete Kozma...
by Bob | Feb 16, 2018 | Announcements, Psychology of Umpiring
The Psychology of Umpiring While a great deal of becoming a successful umpire and a good umpire is related directly to knowledge of rules, positioning, mechanics, and timing, too many umps do not understand the proper psychology they should use on the field....
by Bob | Feb 14, 2018 | Announcements
BELOW ARE THE BASEBALL BAT RULES FOR: CAL RIPKEN – BABE RUTH LEAGUES LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL NCAA NATIONAL FEDERATION of STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2018 BAT Rules with Changes Cal Ripken-Babe Ruth League, Inc. Latest Bat Rule Changes for...
by Bob | Feb 6, 2018 | Announcements
Pre-Requisites for Good Umpiring The umpire who performs his duties in a brisk, business-like manner upon his arrival at the field, who is courteous with players and coaches (without being overly friendly) prior to the game, whose calls are made promptly and...
by Bob | Feb 6, 2018 | Announcements
It is never too early to start thinking about the upcoming season. As a suggestion, take this time to work on one aspect of your umpiring to improve upon this year. This could be many different things for different people. It could be your strike zone, the way you...
by Bob | Jan 12, 2018 | Announcements
Baseball STRIKE ZONE Real, Imagined or METAPHYSICAL Metaphysical: difficult to understand highly abstract or abstruse of or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses of or relating to things that are thought to exist but that cannot be seen WOW,...
