- Time out or Balk/mound visit
- The Newbies Section
- What's your position on your position ?
- unruly spectators
- Positioning for play at the Plate
- Hey everyone
- New to the Official World!
- Greetings!!!
- Coach to umpire
- Umpire to Coach
- Pregame Meeting
- Fair / Foul
- Forum Terminology Question
- Head Height
- Missed Home Plate Mech
- Ball hits bat lying on ground
- Balk Questions
- What is the complaint about the beanie hat?
- Getting started
- 4.03- start of play, fielders in fair territory
- what to do
- tagging up
- BALKS
- The "natural delivery" myth
- Umpire giving info after pitching change
- Appearance no no
- Umpire calls runner out for failing to touch Home. Game under protest. How to proceed
- Interference
- hurt catcher
- Lineup Changes through Umpire
- Umpire Interferance/Batted ball
- Does Ejection = Out??
- Catchers Glove
- When is a feint to first not a balk?
- Is it ever appropriate for Umpire to Threaten Player?
- what to call?
- Bunted ball...Did we blow this one?
- Putting the ball into play
- Interaction with Coaches and Players
- Obstruction or Nothing?
- Foul pole
- HS RULES TEST
- Newbie Here - How to get involved in Oregon?
- Pinch Hitter During an At Bat
- Runner's protection on a walk
- I shouldn't Have
- How Do I Start?
- R3 Steals Home/Batter HBP
- Not touching a base
- Batter/Runner Interference on 1B
- Batting Out of Order Question?
- 4-Man Rotation Help
- Collision at the Plate
- Strike Zone
- Calling the Curveball
- Meeting on the Mound
- Awarding bases on balk
- Want to get started as Umpire
- Catchers sqaut
- Fielding Positions
- Time Play
- Balk or Not?
- Dead Ball
- Batter Interference while in Batter's Box
- Balk or Not?
- obstruction sign
- New Umpire Association
- 2 Runners on Bag
- pick off with wind-up position
- fair/foul competence
- Unrecognized D3K
- "Time" Play
- Pitcher fakes a throw AT RUNNER (not at the 3rd baseman)
- Batter holds up rear hand while getting settled in the box
- OBR vs. FED
- Dropped 3rd Strike - Entitled to Run?
- Batting Out of Order Question
- Fielding Tough Questions from the Coach
- Obstruction Question
- OBR 5.09(f) Question
- Who's got Third?
- Play Deep
- Just Joined
- Clarification Question
- Need umpire for Cooperstown 7/31-8/5
- Training Question
- Rule Differences
- Ejection Videos
- Record keeping
- BU Positioning
- Creasing Your Umpire Hat
- Say Hey & ask a question about interference
- Uniform Purchase 1 or 2 sets?
- True or False
- Runners Lane Interference
- Introduction
- Brand New
- obstruction
- Play at the plate
- Batter's Interference??
- Patch placement?
- Plate Conference
- Fair/foul question
- do-over
- Worst night!
- Where to stand in between innings?
- Batted Ball Hits Home Plate
- R2 Interference
- Running on 2 strikes confuses EVERYONE
- Something different..a pitchers pitch
- Introduction
- Force or Appeal?
- Working with untrained umps
- Local league rule changes
- Blown Call - Follow up?
- Dropped 3rd strike, R3 coming home
- Pitcher taking the sign from the catcher?
- First Ejection of Season
- Time play
- Solo Question
- Looking for a John Tosch (sp)- (Atlanta UMP)
- Designated Hitter Enters As Pitcher
- Trip To The Mound?
- Right hand pitcher - Balk?
- F3 Not Covering on Pickoff
- Collission at Short
- Frist All Star Torny
- Umpires, How do you Prefer to be Addressed by Coaches?
- Acronym Dictionary
- Line up cards the easy way
- Newbie question
- If you were the UIC, what would you do?
- Balk Rule
- Gloved Ball vs Caught Ball
- "what's your strike zone?"
- What is the cut off age for mlb
- NFHS Softball - Blocked Ball
- Possible OBS: Called in one situation; not called in another
- Are these balks?
- OM says "I don't want the balk"
- Balkable action with no runners on.
- Interested in Umpiring.....
- New umpire
- Pitcher hangs in the balance position then resumes his motion toward home
- Runner Scores?
- 2011 NFHS Rules Test
- New to site
- New guy, getting info to ump
- steel toe vs TPU toe shoes
- bunt attempt
- Measurments
- UMP TALK
- Situational help? ejection or no ejection?
- 2 man mechanics - rotation and signal
- First game
- plate shoes
- signature
- Cleaning Gear
- Looking for Youth Baseball Officials in Montgomery AL
- composite bats
- LINE UP CARDS
- interferance vs. obstruction
- Plate shoes / Base shoes
- New Equip. - Jacket Color, Chest Protector, Mask
- hit by pitch
- wish me luck
- good times
- Bumping the catcher.
- Improperly escalating an argument
- When a partner rules incorrectly.
- Transition to umpire
- balls and strikes
- HELP NFHS 2011 Part 1 Exam
- Plate Mechanics for New Umpire
- Balk or not
- Losing the Joy.
- Make-up Calls
- curfew
- Right or Wrong Calls?
- New Ump looking for advice on strike zone
- Really Dumb Question re: Run Scored on pop fly?
- Right or Wrong Calls, Part 2
- b- and c-position
- technical balk ?
- Defining a Catch
- technical balk: part 2
- Batter Out of the Batter's Box
- What's the Call On an Attempted Bunt?
- Abbreviations used on this forum
- Who calls time
- Interference clarification, please?
- Retouch appeals
- Strike Zone
- Catch "Over" DBT
- Appeal on a Walk-Off
- RI..Maybe a DP?
- Balk - My Weakest Area
- Must Slide Rule with Bat in baseline
- Batter out of box
- Batter Interference
- Type B Obstruction
- Interference- Runners Return
- Interference on Shortstop
- balk? - throw to 2nd, front foot comes down partially on rubber
- Can some explain this balk to me please? I don't see it.
- Interesting play
- Umpire Available for Cooperstown ASV Wk 6 and 8
- Hit ball touches runner
- Opening shoulders - balk?
- Batter thinks it's ball 4
- LH Balk Move
- Fair/foul ball
- OBR in audiobook form?
- Coach calls time during pitch
- books
- Question on dropped third srike
- did i get it right?
- foulball?
- Is pitcher's arm action required for a legal feint?
- Interesting situation - maybe a balk?
- Obstruction followed by interference
- Check Swing
- Rule Book
- balk or no balk
- Rule Memorizing
- Foul Tip vs Caught Foul
- Cheating
- Where to Start?
- Starting out - a true first-game story....
- Contacting a coach after a game
- URC Discount Coupons
- Lost Count
- Tie goes to the runner?
- On deck batter picks up ball
- Going to start umpiring
- Where is your focus?
- Balk Question
- Input on youth ball strike zone
- Lid and Mask Dilemma
- Teenager Needs Clothing and Gear Help
- Extra ball on field...in play?
- Plate umpire missing hit batter
- Yet another balk question - runner between home and 3rd
- Fair or Foul Call
- Interference or Just Smart Baseball
- Visits to the Mound
- Attempted bunt or not?
- Not quite Merkle's boner
- Yet another balk question - holding ball in glove at step-on runner
- Catcher interference?