elares

Thank you for sharing your wisdom here.  I have learned a lot from your posts

Thanks @ump7tony for his sale of an Adams CP.  Everything timely and as promised.

I will not hesitate to purchase from him again.

elares

Oh yes I have. I have condidered it and I have been one.   

I know why I was too severe early and every year I've softened and un-assholed.  The last few years I've been downright folksy and agreeable.

The pressure I get to make the "expected call" instead calling what I see is half the issue making me want to quit.  The other part is pressure to "not see" things like improper baseballs and participants out of the dugouts.

I believe the right thing to do is call what you see.  

My problem is that I'm running out of organizations in my search for one that will support me and I'm getting tired of being called an asshole.

4 hours ago, mac266 said:

It sounds like you're off to a great start as an umpire -- by your description, you know the IFF rule correctly.  You will be amazed at how many people do not.  Your description of your ejections was solid, too.  They got personal both times, so both times the EJ was warranted. 

Others have offered you some advice; I want to offer you some encouragement.  Parents and coaches in youth level baseball are terrible human beings who should not be allowed near children.  This does not make you a bad umpire.  It just means you're working at levels right now that are easily the most frustrating and may cause you to hang it up.  I would simply advise that you leave that level behind as soon as possible and work a higher level.  Check your state's regulations, but you may be eligible to umpire for the high school association (i.e. school sanctioned).  These are treated as an extension of the classroom, and the amount of ridiculousness is minimal. 

I wish I had heard that sage advice LONG ago

B/R @ 1B

R1 @ 2B

R2 is out

R3 @ 3B

59 minutes ago, maven said:

Because it's not worth the risk of injury to the batter.

If you're so eager to penalize someone, warn the pitcher not to try to quick pitch again. If he does it, you can eject him for failing to obey you.

I am not eager to penalize.  I'm just trying to find my way.  Thanks for replying.

12 hours ago, UMP45 said:

If the batter isn't ready and the pitcher starts his motion just stop him.

If that pitcher pitches when the batter is not ready, he has committed a Quick Pitch and should be penalized appropriately. 

If I stop that pitch, I have denied the offensive team the benefit of that penalty.  

Given that, why should I stop that pitcher from pitching?

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Got some!  Thank you @wolfe_man

I wear bifocals all day, every day.  I had them made with the line between close view and far view because this reduces the area that is just fuzzy with the "progressive" (no-line) type bifocal lenses

I also had them make the lower portion small and very low to maximize the distance view area.  I don't need much lens area to see lineup cards.

Good EJ.  I hope some league official sits that manager down and explains the problem they are having getting officials, and ties that problem to poor adult behavior.

About the quick pitch...

The penalty for quick pitch in Little League is a ball to the battter.  Make the call, charge the penalty.  In the Little League (Majors, 12u) division, the pitcher is not required to pause.   If the batter is not "reasonably set" (LL  8.05(e)), that is a quick pitch.

I have given up on talking to pitchers and managers and coaches about waiting.  I have had great success getting them to wait for the batter after they have been charged the penalty once or twice. 

My situation handling improved greatly when I embraced the concept that there is no requirement for the manager/coach to AGREE with me.  Now I listen to his point, restate the facts("runner was tagged before he acquired the base"), reiterate the call("that's an out"), end the conversation.

I had Total Knee Replacement (TKR) in December of 2019.   I started back on the field in March 2020, but the season ended after three games due to Covid.  I worked 65 games in spring 2021.  My results have been great.  If I could change anything, I would grant me the pre-surgery awareness that the affected leg had lost much muscle mass and I wish I had spent a LOT of time pre-surgery to Pre-hab that quadricep/calf.

I am more mobile now than I was pre-surgery.

Happy to discuss further.

6 hours ago, BT_Blue said:

Technically, I'm in Felida right at the top of the hill above the creek. Always good to find a fellow Washingtonian! 

If I had known you were local, I would have offered you a great price on a brand new Champion that I have. Maybe save you a little time and money.

Hello old friends!   I grew up in Hazel Dell, attended Columbia River HS.  Now in Los Angeles. 

As of 2021, Little League does allow Courtesy runners for Pitcher and/or Catcher per rule changes in 2.00, 3.04 and 7.14.

On 5/11/2019 at 1:32 PM, Vegas_Ump said:

embroglio

Awesome!!

Symptoms of over-heating include indecision and confusion.  Could there be a medical factor?  Certainly some discussion ahead for the official and the assignor.

This is the instruction page for the line up cards we use.  

http://www.battingorders.com/instructions/

Closest LL here pays $50/game for PU and drafts RVPs* for BU on the Majors and highest Minors games.  That is for games that the District umpires don't cover as volunteers, those are 2 man crews.  Below those levels are all volunteer parents.

RVP = Random Volunteer Parent

looks like Cooper to me.

This from my 2015 LL book.

LL 3.09  Players, managers and coaches of the participating teams shall not address, or mingle with spectators, not sit in the stands during a game in which they are engaged. Managers or coaches must not warm up a pitcher at home plate or in the bull pen or elsewhere at any time.  They may, however, stand by to observe a pitcher during warmup in the bullpen."

Lodged ball?  Stuck in umpire equipment

do those six defensive outs need to be consecutive?  I know the book used to include "consecutive outs" but I think that word was remove.  That leaves a bit of wiggle room.  I wish I had my 2016 book handy.

So sorry to hear.  You will rebound.  From the spirit you convey through the forums, it's apparent to me that you are a focused and driven man.  Focus that drive on the rehab and good things will happen.  Maybe more evaluations of others for a while to keep your hand in officiating.