John Hansbury President March 25, 2015 Greater Lowell Umpires Association General Meeting

GLBUA Agenda Attendance - Lucien Tanguay, Ray Bellerose Presidents report - John Hansbury Constitution - John Callery Banquet - Mark Byrne Rules interpretation - Tom Clews

General Business Members who have lost family members contact the Secretary. All High School Officials are REQUIRED to take a free concussion course online before each season. This is a mandatory requirement from the MIAA menu_id=185 GLBUA Meetings - All regular members MUST attend a minimum two scheduled meetings unless notification is given to the Secretary prior to the 1st meeting. Directories, Banquet, Sonny Robbins Scholarship award and Sportsmanship forms are available to members at the sign in table With the overwhelming support of the Sonny Robbins Scholarship fund the executive board is currently reviewing giving out (2) Awards this year

Training Plate work is available this weekend for new and veteran umpires –Location : Game time Sports 1703 Middlesex Street Lowell, MA –Time : Saturday 8-11:15 Am Sunday 9:15 – 10:30 Am Contact the President for details

Open Offices (1) Secretary (1)Treasurer (2) Executive Committee member At- Large Nominations & Elections

Constitution of the Greater Lowell Baseball Umpires Association Table of Content s Article IName Article IIDefinition of Terms Article IIIPurpose Article IVJurisdiction Article VMembership Article VIGoverning Body Article VIIDuties of the Officers Article VIIIDuties and Privileges of Members Article IXMeetings of the Association Article XNominations Article XIElections Article XIICommittees Article XIIIAffiliations Article XIVAmendments Article XVSovereignty

Constitutional Changes

Banquet & Nominations Treasure's report - Dennis Hansbury Banquet - Mark Byrne- – Dates: April 1, 2015 – Time: 6:30 – Place: Mount Pleasant Golf Club 114 Staples Street in Lowell, MA Nominations April 1, 2015 Elections – Held April 29 th – The LAST meeting- Members are welcomed to vote anytime between 6- 8 PM

TWO MAN SYSTEM BASE UMPIRE POINTS OF EMPHASIS MAINTAIN AND PROJECT A PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE AND ATTITUDE (HANDS ON KNEES ON EVERY PITCH.) ANGLES AND DISTANCE: FORCE PLAYS, 90 DEGREE ANGLE, FEET DISTANCE; TAG PLAYS, 45 DEGREE ANGLE, 4-6 FEET DISTANCE. PICKOFF AT FIRST, STEP TOWARDS HOME AND TURN. STEAL OF SECOND, BALL OVER LEFT SHOULDER. STEAL OF THIRD, IMPORTANCE OF ANGLE (TOWARDS HOME) AS OPPOSED TO RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE RUNNER. DOUBLE PLAY, IMPORTANCE OF ANGLE FOR PLAY AT FIRST.

TWO MAN SYSTEM BASE UMPIRE POINTS OF EMPHASIS FLY BALL COVERAGE WITH RUNNERS ON BASE, LEFT FIELDER TO RIGHT FIELDER. FAIR/FOUL WITH NO RUNNERS ON. HITS OR GOES OVER OR BEYOND FIRST BASE. GETTING INTO THE INFIELD ON A BASE HIT (PIVOT). TAG UPS AND APPEALS. ALWAYS KNOWING WHERE THE BALL IS AND WHETHER THE PITCHER IS IN CONTACT WITH THE RUBBER. IMPORTANCE OF CHECK SWING APPEALS AND SELLING THAT CALL. TIMING......TIMING TIMING. COMMUNICATION AND HUSTLE.

GLBUA Baseball Interpreter (1)IN FOUR WORDS OR LESS, DESCRIBE THE TWO RULE PRIORITY CRITERIA IN ESTABLISHING THE VALIDITY OF A LEGAL CATCH- Secure possession, voluntary release. (2)LIST THE TWO WAYS A PITCHER CAN BALK WITHOUT EVER COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE RUBBER. Illegal pitch. Hidden ball (on or astride rubber). (3)LIST THE TWO PRIORITY RULES GOVERNING CALLING A BALK ON A LEFT HANDED PITCHER. Free foot passing behind the back edge of the rubber. Free foot landing on proper side of imaginary 45 degree line (4)LIST THE SEVEN WAYS A RUNNER, NOT FORCED TO ADVANCE, IS AWARDED ONE BASE WITHOUT LIABILITY TO BE PUT OUT. (5) WHEN IS THE ONLY TIME A BATTER IS NOT RULED OUT FOR HIS OWN INTERFERENCE Balk, Overthrow or pitch to DB area from rubber, Obstruction, Stealing during catcher's interference, Pitch gets lodged in catcher's or umpires equipment, Falling into DB area after legal catch, Runner hit by pitch while stealing home. (5) WHEN IS THE ONLY TIME A BATTER IS NOT RULED OUT FOR HIS OWN INTERFERENCE When he interferes at home plate before two are out. (e.g.) Suicide squeeze

GLBUA Baseball Interpreter 6.THE RED SOX BATTING ORDER IS VICTORINO, PEDROIA, NAPOLI AND ORTIZ. TO END THE 3RD INNING, PEDROIA FLYS OUT BATTING IN PROPER BATTER VICTORINO'S SPOT. WHO IS THE NEXT LEGAL BATTER TO LEAD OFF IN THE 4TH? Napoli. Once a pitch is made to a batter "of either team", the improper batter's actions become legalized. 7.LIST THE TWO WAYS A MANAGER AND A PITCHER CAN BE EJECTED AND OR REMOVED FROM THE GAME ON THE SAME PLAY. Intentionally throwing at a batter after being warned. Making a second visit to the same pitcher, while the same batter is at bat, after being warned. 8.LIST THE ONLY THREE POTENTIAL OPTION PLAYS IN BASEBALL Catcher's Interference. One or more appeals that end an inning. Delivery of some type of illegal pitch. 9.LIST A PLAY WHERE AN APPEAL IS NOT CONSIDERED A PLAY AND ANOTHER PLAY WHERE AN APPEAL IS CONSIDERED A PLAY. Successive (multiple) appeals are not considered plays. Throwing, from the rubber, to an unoccupied base to make an appeal is considered a play. 10.THERE ARE NINE SITUATIONS/PLAYS WHERE AN UMPIRE SHOULD POINT TO SIGNAL THE INFRACTION BECAUSE THE BALL DOES NOT BECOME DEAD IMMEDIATELY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. LIST AS MANY AS YOU CAN. Balk, Plate Ump Interference, Batter Interference, Catcher Interference, Obstruction, Illegal pitch, Throwing glove at and hitting the ball, Passing a preceding runner, Leaving the base path (to avoid a tag or for abandonment of effort).