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Bob Bainter

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As the Northwoods League Supervisor of Umpires, I have to get on here and commend and congratulate the 12 Northwoods League umpires, 1 NYCBL umpire, and 1 Atlantic League umpire from our 2012 Oceanside Umpire Training Seminar who were selected to attend the PBUC Evaluation Course:

 

Dave Albertson (Who actually was 2009-2010 NWL)

Doug Becker

Cliff Davis  (NYCBL)

Mac Dietz

Art Gonzalez

Jesse Gonzalez

Justin Houser

Greg Roemer

Donnie Smith

Matt Snodgrass

Zach Tieche

Timothy Towe

Alex Trujillo

Ronnie Whiting (AL)

 

These 14 people represent 24.5% of the entire class of 57 headed to the PBUC Evaluation Course in March in Vero Beach.  Zach Tieche is the second consecutive top returning student at the Wendelstedt Umpire School to have come to O.U.T.S. and work for me in the NWL

 

Over the past four years...32 of 50 O.U.T.S. attendees who returned to school have advanced to PBUC...yes, that's 60%+

 

I'm sorry, but I'm pretty excited about this!  I'm looking forward to another group just as good as the last one!

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Bob Bainter
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As the Northwoods League Supervisor of Umpires, I have to get on here and commend and congratulate the 12 Northwoods League umpires, 1 NYCBL umpire, and 1 Atlantic League umpire from our 2012 Oceansid

JaxRolo
JaxRolo

That is great! Congrats!

AZump78
AZump78

Jocko-sometimes you need to stop chopping so you can sharpen your axe.

Mark18

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Good stuff Bob.  My son worked in the NWL briefly in 2006 before he got a job in the GCL. He is now entering his 2nd season in the International League and will be working Big League Spring training this year.

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RichMSN

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I live in the heart of the north woods league. It is fun baseball.
You live in Madison? That's the heart of the league. No other franchise comes close to deawing what they draw, over 6000 a game. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
johnnyg08

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I live in the heart of the north woods league. It is fun baseball.

You live in Madison? That's the heart of the league. No other franchise comes close to deawing what they draw, over 6000 a game.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

 

I umpire.  I don't count fans.  I have five NWL teams within 2 hours of my driveway. I'll work a game with zero fans or 6000.

RichMSN

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There's at least that many within 2 hours of Madison, if not more. And if you've never umpired in front of 7000 people, it's a lot more fun than working a D3 game in front of 25 (inflated by 6-10 times in the boxscore). I'm an umpire, but I do try to appreciate games played in great atmospheres.

johnnyg08

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There's at least that many within 2 hours of Madison, if not more. And if you've never umpired in front of 7000 people, it's a lot more fun than working a D3 game in front of 25 (inflated by 6-10 times in the boxscore). I'm an umpire, but I do try to appreciate games played in great atmospheres.

 

Tough to disagree with that.  As it looks, I have the majority of the north division and it appears as though you have a solid chunk of the south division.

RichMSN

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There's at least that many within 2 hours of Madison, if not more. And if you've never umpired in front of 7000 people, it's a lot more fun than working a D3 game in front of 25 (inflated by 6-10 times in the boxscore). I'm an umpire, but I do try to appreciate games played in great atmospheres.   Tough to disagree with that.  As it looks, I have the majority of the north division and it appears as though you have a solid chunk of the south division.
Is there still a team in Thunder Bay? Too lazy to look at the moment. My only observation on the umpiring of the league is that it's gotten much better the last few years - - and I can't remember a single time last season where I thought the guys working were in over their heads. I'm guessing a lot of that has to do with Bob and his seminar and hiring. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
johnnyg08

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Yep, Thunder Bay still has a team.  That is quite the haul for me.   

 

I agree, I have seen very good umpiring in the games that I've seen.  

 

Sometimes you can tell that they're new umpires fresh out of school, but only another umpire would notice that. Certainly the players, & fans have no idea.

Bob Bainter

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Wow I forgot Jimmie was named top outstanding returning student! Thanks for the heads up!

Three of the last four...anybody remember who was top returner in 2010? Haha

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Bob Bainter

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Bob, zack was the third consecutive top returner to come from OUTS and the NWL, Jimmie Hollingsworth 2011, Malachi 2012, Zack 2013

Doug, James and I just went through the rosters from the first 4 years of OUTS...

83 Total Umpires

41 returned to Umpire School

36 advanced to PBUC

BOOYAH!

johnnyg08

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Bob, zack was the third consecutive top returner to come from OUTS and the NWL, Jimmie Hollingsworth 2011, Malachi 2012, Zack 2013

Doug, James and I just went through the rosters from the first 4 years of OUTS...

85 Total Umpires

42 returned to Umpire School

36 advanced to PBUC

BOOYAH!

 

 

That's a nice number Bob.

Bob Bainter

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very impressive totals, oh and 4 years ago top returner was alex ransom... go figure how i know that :P

Hmmm...how is that possible you would know that?  LOL...

 

Figures...Ransom always had to be difficult hahaha!

 

I'm going four for five next year, I hope..

guitarplaya2007

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I live in the heart of the north woods league. It is fun baseball.

You live in Madison? That's the heart of the league. No other franchise comes close to deawing what they draw, over 6000 a game.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

i loved working in madison, great park great city great atmosphere. only thing was that stupid duck pond, average of 2 spectator interference calls per series

guitarplaya2007

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Impressive!!

 

How many guys got assignments?

We will know after Pbuc which ends on march 17

I know that, ..... what about years past?

sorry, pretty sure everyone who has been through bob's camp that went back to school and made it to pbuc are in the game now... bob should be able to answer that with better numbers though.... he's the statistician lol

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