This section contains questions pertaining to MLB Rule One – Objectives of the Game. It is designed as a self-test to challenge your knowledge. Answers and rulings are given at the end. 1. A team is coached by a former all-star first baseman. He teaches his team to field with a first baseman’s mitt. He …
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Game Management Principles One for umpires are good tips for umpires of every level. Remember the umpire must manage the game and to know key principles is vital. DO NOT COMPETE WITH YOUR UMPIRE PARTNER/S Umpire as a team effort. Always work at being the best partner that you can. If your partner has a problem, the …
We, as BASEBALL UMPIRES, have heard statements and sounds that you might not have heard. Some are quite comical. * Never knew there were things written on the bottom of the plate. “Flip the plate over and read the directions.” * Some farmers have gone to our games. “You couldn’t call hogs.” * Need a part-time job. “Keep calling them like …
I worked an American Legion Game where the manager was ejected. He sat in the stands and I allowed it. He then started talking to the assistant manager about changes as he moved from the top bleacher to the bottom seat. I did not notice. I told him he was ejected and to leave the …
Alexander Cartwright wrote the first baseball rule book and is know as the “Father of Baseball! ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT “FATHER OF BASEBALL” Born Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. in New York City April 17, 1820 was know as the “father of baseball” which is questionable. However he did write the first Rules of Baseball for his Knickerbocker …
MISCELLANEOUS DEFINITIONS! ADVANCE BASE: The next greater (closer to home) base: usually used in reference to a runner’s next base from the base occupied at the time-of-pitch, but can mean the next base from a runner’s position on the base paths, such as when a throw goes out of play. ADVANTAGEOUS FOURTH (OR FIFTH) OUT: An out …
Jim Bintliff is the man who supplies the mud and its part in baseball. Mud has played its part in baseball for many years. Jim is the only supplier of the mud that is applied to 15 to 18 dozen MLB league baseballs before each game. He is an avid Phillies Phan! He spends his pro …
In Game Management Principles Two we discuss “Play Anticipation” and what play anticipation allows. Play anticipation allows: The umpire getting into proper position. Allows the umpire to focus on elements pertinent to the call. Remember, surprise reduces the chance of getting the play correct. Watch for these surprises: Dropped ball on an infield fly There …
As a Varsity High School pitcher in my senior year, I started a game at Conrad H.S. in Newport, DE, May of 1968. We were the visiting team. I had a no hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out. Score tied 0 – 0. One of the Conrad hitters hit a …