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14U. The coach knows what he can or can't say at this point in baseball. If I have a coach yelling stuff...I will ask him What did you say? simply because I can't hear him over at least one of the 8 JBL playing warm up songs or in between music in the quad of fields. I am waiting for a coach to tell me that's 2 I missed that cost them, because I'd respond "Here's 1 more...."

I'll be working security at the CWS. I'll be field level, 3rd base dugout where the umpires enter/exit the field. I've been doing it since the Charles Schwab field opened and I've been lucky to meet and talk to several of the umpires over the years. If any of you are in town to see a game, stop by and say hi.

If it's USSSA, you don't really need to restrict. Like @Richvee said...Ignore, acknowledge, warn, eject.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40240645/nfl-draft-bears-chairman-george-mccaskey-umpire-referee

First for me this weekend...runner heads to 3rd on an outfield hit, ball gets by cutoff, but is rolling straight to the pitcher in the infield. Everyone (fans/team) is yelling at the runner to go, but by this time the pitcher is about to get the ball. The runner starts to break from home and the 3rd base coach bear hugs him to prevent him from running. Called the runner out. The HC tried to plead his case...pitcher had the ball, he wasn't really going home. Not that run would have gotten home or not, and considering the multiple errors/walks issued by them...that team did lose by 1 run.

OBR rules. Batter hits the ball and the ball hits the ground behind the plate in foul territory. The ball bounces up and the batter hits the ball with his follow through...again behind the plate in foul territory. Is this just a foul ball? What about the same scenario, but let's say the ball hit the plate, bounced up and was struck a second time with follow through in fair territory?

I don't hate the oven mitts...I hate when they get on base and call time to take off their batting gloves (and whatever elbow/ankle protection), then pull the oven mitt out of their back pocket, unwind the velcro, and put it on. It's especially worse when the batter does his celebration moves for getting on base THEN does all the above.

If a coach ever complains about only have 2 batters swinging...I ask him why would we let them do it now...they can't do it in H.S., they can't do in college, and they can't do it in the MLB...so we are teaching them the right way of doing things.

You did the right thing. Some guys just don't get it. You gave him opportunities to stay in the game. He got ejected from a 12U (assuming weeknight game)...no trophies or medals. Congratulations coach...a true role mode.

Perfect! Thanks...I just got a pair.

Some parents on teams (typically I do mostly travel select baseball) will ooh/ahh on every call against them...pitches thrown when on defense and pitches called when batting. It's just what they do.

I just worked security for the Eagles and Disturbed in the past month. I was happy to do the Eagles...I've missed them every other time they were in town. Disturbed was also very good...the most fire I've seen in a long time in a show....lots of fire. Next month we get Stevie Nicks and Olivia Rogrigo (which I'm going to skip...too many screaming girls). Bryan Adams cancelled. Not concert related...I'll be working first round NCAA basketball tournaments on 3/21 and 3/23...those are always fun to do.

Happens a lot in youth ball...where no one is ever thrown out at 2nd...and the pitcher is getting yelled at by everyone "He's going!" and if not experienced, probably steps off incorrectly for a balk. Especially runners on 1st and 3rd...the defer that steal.

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I really don't think MiLB is a way to grow a fanbase. Our AAA stadium for the Storm Chasers (Kansas City) is 9,000. Sure...it's a great entertainment for the value, but I don't see it as a vehicle to grow KC fans. Winning and having stars on your team does. Also...if you don't pay for some kind of streaming...it's hard find a games to watch on TV. I loved the days when the superstations WGN (Chicago), TBS (Atlanta), WOR (Mets) showed games...you could see a lot more games easily. There's just not that many games on the usual options...ESPN, FOX, etc... You have to pay a premium just to watch games.

At a local bar (not arena, or venue...a bar) in Omaha...many, many, many years ago (late 90's)...somehow we got Foghat to play there. We mostly had local cover bands every weekend...once in a while a local original band would play. One of my fellow bouncers got blindsided by a thrown beer bottle and was taken to the hospital. Everyone went bananas at the end when they played Slow Ride. My first concert was Kiss when I was 14...my mom drove me and my buddy and my 3 younger siblings 90 miles 1 way, went shopping/ate/waited for me and buddy while we were at the show...then drove us 90 miles back home. Fast forward about 40 years later I was working security here in Omaha at a Kiss show and Gene Simmons (who is 70+ and just got done playing for 2+ hours) stopped backstage and berated me for holding my flashlight the wrong way!!

+1 for the Cobalt.

I've worked security for our arena in Omaha (CHI Center) and before that our Civic Arena for the past 19 years or so. I've seen countless bands from all genres. I work the stage/barricade...coaches/parents are no issues after dealing and removing guests over the years. The top 2 questions I always get: 1. Do you ever get to meet "xxxxxxxxx"? No sorry, I show up go to the stage and work until the show's over and make sure everyone leaves...then we usually have to pickup the 500-1000 chairs on the floor on to racks. Do you think "xxxxxxxxx" wants to hang out with some random security guys...although I have met a few entertainers over the years...but very rarely. 2. What's your favorite show? I explain that the shows are all good and the people that come to see Barry Manilow, Morgan Wallen, Kiss, etc...are all there because they're big fans...I typically only talk to people in the first row, or in the pit (depending upon the show layout...and all of those people are super excited to be there...I tell them the shows I hated...not from a music standpoint...but from fan behavior...Lil Wayne and Jimmy Buffet (RIP).

8u machine pitch...I'm guessing there's obstruction on every hit ball.

That's pretty much the advisement of our UIC. Nobody said the can't continue playing...they just don't need an umpire to continue playing...your duty was completed as per parameters set at the plate meeting. A lot of time there's not a lot of game management by the winning team until it's too late...stealing every base, advancing home on passed ball.

I run into the same issue when it comes to run rules. At the plate meeting we clearly state what the run rules are and what the time limit it. 15 after 3, 8 after 4 for a 6 inning USSSA game. Either 1 hour 40 minutes or 1 hour 50 minutes...depending upon age and other factors. I've had 1 team get run ruled in an hour or less, but both teams want to keep playing to get work in pitching, more at-bats, etc... On one hand, I want to help them out but on the other hand we agreed on a set of parameters that ends the game.

What age is this for? When my kids played rec ball under the age of 8 we had a parent back there...because you know...catchers can't catch at that age.

We sorta have a field like that...not sure when this google photo was taken but all this year there were NO lines painted/chalked into the outfield...and there aren't any fair/foul poles

https://www.si.com/college/2023/07/19/suny-morrisville-football-unveils-playing-field-with-black-turf

We ran this play quite a bit of the time...it usually only works the first time, so we tried to get it right the first time. For us, we would have F5 hold the runner on, but come off the bag to take the throw to get R1 attempting 2nd...and then fire home if R3 takes off. We never executed it with F5 in a defensive position off the bag.