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  • Jan
    26
    2012

    Stump the Ump

    Author: Operations Staff

    1.       With an 0-2 count, the batter fouls a pitch sharp and direct to the catcher's mitt and then deflects off of his catcher's mask where it is then caught by the pitcher. The umpire calls the batter out on the foul tip. True or False.

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  • Jan
    26
    2012

    Hey Blue, I have a Question!

    Author: Operations Staff

    If a batter hits ball a few inches in front of home plate, and when the batter drops his bat, it hits the ball, what is the rule?

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  • Jan
    26
    2012

    Hey Blue, I have a Question!

    Author: Operations Staff

    With a runner on second base, a ground ball is hit to shortstop, but the ball goes through the player's legs into outfield. The runner, advancing to third base brushes the shortstop. Can the runner be called out for interfering with shortstop, even though the ball was already in the outfield?

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  • Jan
    26
    2012

    Rules are Rules, Year Round

    Author: Jeffrey Knoebel

    It happens like clockwork. Each and every district, state, and regional tournament someone shows up with a bat that doesn’t meet specifications, or catcher’s masks without dangling throat-guards, or the coaches insist on standing outside the dugouts...

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  • Jan
    26
    2012

    What Can I Expect if I Attend Umpire School

    Author: Mike Messick

    As Lead Instructor at the Little League Umpire School conducted at Little League International in South Williamsport, I am often forwarded e-mails or asked: What Can I expect at Umpire School; and the follow-up: “Is it worth my time, effort and money to attend?”

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