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Expertise
Anything related to baseball rules.
Experience in the area
I am a baseball umpire. I am certified for High School (NFHS), and work in Missouri (MSHSAA). I also umpire for local leagues that use both NFHS and OBR.
Organizations
NFHS - National Federation of High Schools MSHSAA - Missouri State High School Athletic Association GSLAU - Greater St. Louis Association of Umpires
Education/Credentials
I have attended numerous training lessons on umpiring. Many of these lessons including Rules Interpretations.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| dave | 11/22/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | received my answer quickly and in a ..... |
| Bill | 10/06/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanks for the reply, I also went ..... |
| Rich | 09/19/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Mike | 07/19/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Easy answer. I don't think umpires should ..... |
| Peter | 07/11/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Andrew Senger
2012-02-10 Double play:
Mike, The run would not score. Using Official Baseball Rules, Rule 4.09(a) states: "One run shall be scored each time a runner legally advances to and touches first, second, third and home base before
2011-10-25 intentionak walks:
Charlie, Intentional walks are nothing more than four balls thrown to a batter, only the pitches are thrown so far outside that the batter couldn't hit the ball if he tried. Because of that "intentional
2011-06-23 Delay of game rule:
Kevin, In generalities, there is nothing illegal with most of his stalling tactics. There is a rule that allows a forfeit if a team "employs tactics palpably designed to delay or shorten the game" (OBR
2011-06-15 appeals:
Mike, There are two ways to appeal this: 1. Have a fielder, with the ball, touch the base that was left early. 2. Have a fielder, with the ball, tag the runner that left early (assuming he's still
2011-04-15 Pregame:
Are you a baseball player or umpire? In either case, listening to music before the game helps. I have a CD that starts with soothing songs, goes to harder songs, then back to soothing songs. Also, have
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