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That's fantastic to know that a Junior Program is doing so well Kyle. Keep up the great work!

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I actually sent out the waiver request to my local leaguespresident as soon as I heard about the change. I also copied my district UIC and district administrator, both of whom support the whole Junior Umpire program. My District UIC assured me that this new rule will not affect the highly trained and qualified junior umpires. Definently good news. He is going up to talk with Dugout (Bill Carter) this weekend and possibly Gerstenslager if he is there. Kyle, are you up on WRLL Umpires on Yahoo?

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MST, all of what you said is true. Like I said, hopefully there can be exemptions and waivers passed that allow a certain number of qualified junior umpires to handle the postion of UIC. There is a distict in Nevada that has only two adult umpires. All of the other games are worked by junior umpires alone or with another junior umpire. This new rule now makes it very difficult for that district to work and cover all the games that need to be covered.... Of course, when you sit down and think about it, the "UIC" position is IMHO, just merely a figurehead. But, at the same time, junior umpires all over LL now have a much tougher time gaining respect from coaches, parents, and anyone else at the game. And we have decided to change JUTS to JUTA (Junior Umpire Training Acadamy) because it is modeled directly after Jim Evan's Acadamy. :confused:

I have an old mechanics handbook with an interesting rotation. It is telling me (with no one on) if the ball is hit to right field and U2 goes out, U3 rotates to second and the umpire in left field comes down and takes 3rd for a possible play there. I didn't see this rotation anytime during the playoffs... Is this rotation familiar with anyone?

Hopefully there will be exemptions for "non-adult" umpires capable of performing at an "adult" umpire's level . This is a step in the wrong direction for the whole junior umpire program in Little League. This just makes everything harder for junior umpires. I am 15 and perfectly capable of handling the UIC position. I am just not quite sure where this came from. I don't have to much to say becuase I am very disappionted in Little League Baseball...:confused:

Welcome! Look forward to hearing your input... -Matt

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Thank you Pete. Absolutly right on the numbers here! Couldn't agree more. Great points :banghead:

For what levels are you looking for and where are you located?

Ok sure I see the difference now. Thanks

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I'm watching the game... But I'm seeing other stuff. Some bad calls. And lots of them... Dale Scott missing a pick off out call, and McClelland missing two calls: a tag up where I'm not quite sure what he was looking at, but he called Swisher out; and there was a sure double out where Cano and Posada were off the 3rd base bag, but seemed to me like he got straightlined and didn't see Cano off the bag. More and more calls...I'm sure someone will post these calls here. I would, but I can't right now so go for it... :WTF

As much as I know what you mean because I was there once, take it easy there. Wait a year or two and if they really want to umpire, their wardrobe will increase, and if they are smart, the light blue shirt is next on their list. I am 15 and you can't name a colored shirt or jacket that I don't have, so just give them time and if they want to continue they will. Give 'em time. Give' em time. :BD:

Agreed with everything, especially the He-who-shall-not-be-named part...

Great stuff Warren! Keep 'em coming

With less than two outs and 1st base occupied before the pitch and an uncaught stike three takes place, you call the batter out immediatly. With two outs or 1st base unoccupied before the pitch and an uncaught 3rd strike takes place, the BR becomes a runner right away. With reference to what you are saying, never kill the play unless 6.06 occurs which is "batter is out for illegal action when..." You can have other times, of course, to kill the play, but this is the only real time in the situation you described that would result in killing the play. A pitch is considered uncaught if the ball touches the ground before being caught, or if the ball is dropped after being grasped. OBR rules 6.05 and 6.09 cover this. With references to other posts on the thread, 6.06 ( comment was added after the pierzynski inncident in the LCS in 05 involving Doug Eddings. It states: 6.06 ( comment: "A batter who does not realize his situation on a third strike not caught, and who is not in the process of running to first base, shall be declared out once he leaves the dirt circle surrounding home plate" Hope this helps...

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it depends on what level you are talking about for question 1... I assume you are talking about MLB umpires. The % of calls umpires get correct is 98 and up, so 2% or less they get wrong on the bases. I am not sure about behind the dish, but the numbers don't change to dramatically. As for replay, I have posted on this before here and here is my take: "Right now, i have no problem with the current replay system. with how the ball park are shaped and designed and how tough some of the homerun calls can be, it makes sense. it is also tough to judge some of the fan interference calls because of how slow some of the umpires are getting out to rule on it (not pointing any fingers though). fair/foul on the homerun calls are questionable, i personally don't like them being up for replay. unfortunanlty, i feel once you go down the road of relpay, you keep going. look at the NFL. i feel that one day the coach's will have some sort of a red flag to throw. as much as this kills me saying it , it more than likely will happen. it hate replay :TD:" that was a couple months ago and I still feel the same way....:BD:

There is now a clause in the union's contract that allows all MLB umpire's to work playoff games in a rotation type deal. It used to be that who performed well in the regular season got postseason gigs. Now, it is basically a rotation. The umpires don't have out perform any other umpires in the regular season to get to the playoffs. If the coach's have to out coach the other coach's, and the players have to out perform the other players in order to get to the playoffs, why do the umpires get off the hook? It's not like one year the Cardinals get into the playoffs, and the next year the Pirates do. This is basically the same thing. There are most definently better umpires then others (as much as it hurts to say that, but lets face the truth). I have seen many missed calls this postseason. Phil Cuzzi's missed fair/foul call in the Yankees-Twins game 2 call comes into mind. Also CB Bucknor's missed calls in the Angles-Sox series. Even Greg Gibson had a missed call @ 3rd in game 1 of the Sox-Angles series. Once teams start rotating in and out of the playoffs, then it will be time for umpires to. Until then, I believe umpires should have to work and out perform their peers to get to the playoffs. The playoffs aren't only for teams, they SHOULD be for umpires as well... My .10 cents

7.13 - Little League (Majors) and Minor League: When a pitcher is in contact with the pitcher's plate and in possession of the ball and the catcher is in the catcher's box ready to recieve the ball, base runners shall not leave their bases until the ball has been delievered and has reached the batter. Notice 7.13 does not say once the ball has passed the plate, it's when the ball has reached the batter. The interpretation is that once the batter is able to hit the ball (that could be at his knees or a little before) the runner can leave the base. The base umpire shall have a "red violation flag" (or simply their hat) to place (not throw up in the air like a football official) on the ground if a runner leaves before the pitch has reached the batter. -Penalty for leaving early is the runner being sent back to the base. If the base runner gets out, the out stands. Safe: send him back. If batter hits the ball, the "umpire-in-chief shall determine the base value of the hit". Examples of situations like this are in rule 7.13. Basically you send all the runners back (it doesn't matter who or what runner left early, you penalize all of them, if you can). If there are bases open in front of BR, send as many runner's as you can back onto the bases. That last paragraph may not make too much sense, so here as some examples from rule 7.13: 2. Runner on second leaves too soon, batter reaches first safely, runner returns to second. 3. Runner on third leaves too soon, batter reaches first safely, runner returns to third. 4. Runner on first leaves too soon, batter hits a clean double, runner goes to third only. 7. All runner's on base will be allowed to score when the batter hits a clean triple or home run, regardless of whether any runner left too soon (my note: offensive team get away with cheating, oh well) 12. Runners on second and third, either leaves too soon, batter reaches first safely, neither runners can advance. 15. (poof rule) Bases full, any runner leaves too soon, batter reaches first safely on any ball bunted or hit within the infield, all runners advance one base except runner advancing from third. Runner advancing from third is removed, no run is scored and no out is charged (poof, he's gone). If on the play, a putout at any base results in an open base, runner who occupied third base returns to third base. Hope this helps...any confusion just read up in rule 7.13...