Umpire.org Website Review

THE ABUA IS THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIP AS*OCIATION FOR AM*TEUR BASEBALL UMPIRES IN THE U.S. The ABUA's purpose is to improve the overall quality of umpiring in youth league, high school and college baseball through innovative teaching and educational programs, and superior educational resources.The ABUA protects its members with the most comprehensive insurance package in the industry (Liability, Medical & Lost game fees)! The ABUA provides a national organization and network where individual umpires and local as*ociations can promote professionalism, integrity Umpiring two runners on the same base requires knowledge of the rule as well as good communication skills and mechanics.  Let’s look at two situations that occurred this past season in which the mechanics of one umpire can be compared to that of another.   The Chicago White Sox hosted the Seattle Mariners on April 23, 2018, when the M’s got caught with two runners on the same base and experienced the ultimate embarras*ing nightmare of both being called out.   The Mariners had Daniel Vogelbach on second and Mike Zunino on first with Ben Gamel batting when relief pitcher Chris Beck bounced a pitch to the backstop. However, as the Mariners' runners prepared to advance, the pitch caromed directly back to Sox catcher Welington Castillo. The Sox backstop threw to first baseman Jose Abreu, who.. Last month we looked at the USA Softball and NFHS rules changes for 2019. Although there are a few changes to each code the far and away most significant change for this year is in the NFHS rules. With the change in the illegal pitch penalty and the elimination of advancing the runner(s) as part of this penalty it’s not surprising that this item has hit the radar for a POE as well. Often the Points of Emphasis can be more important to both umpires and the game than the actual rules changes but in this case we have an item that is significant enough to hit both lists. As we flip the calendar to 2019 let’s take look at all the new POEs – both this change and those which are to