thanks

I second that motion! This is great!

Thank you for your thoughts, I know they are appreciated. This site is a wonderful place and I am proud to do my part. I came here as a parent of a HS baseball player and stayed when he moved on to college baseball in an effort to help however I can..

I know the other umpires who post here are a special group...

Michael S. Taylor
Pilsner
Piratefan
JJK
Lonblue
FVB10
Tallump
TW344

all have actively assisted those who came to this site looking for help and I am proud to post among them....

we have a few newer posters that I encourage to stay and contribute... we always need umpires on the field and here in the forum....and they do it well...

Archangel
NJump
Jimi Hendrix
Changeup
johntaine21

not forgetting those who have not stopped in for a while or who remain infrequent, But have also posted

Pologreen
NJump
GAump
TucsonBlue
amaump'
bhamump
bluezebra.....


(if I have missed anyone forgive me)


I believe we have formed a group of colleagues who believe that we offer a good service to the players parents and coaches. The atmosphere here is visibly absent of the bitterness that is evident in so many baseball sites between umpires and player/coaches and parents and yes even between umpires.......we do not hide behind the blue wall, and will be the first to decry poor officiating.

We do support all those who wear the blue in an effort to provide officiating to the sport we all love.......and we will be the first to defend our colleagues from unwarranted bashing.....there are plenty of places that is the norm.......we do not want it that here.....

I encourage you to post........ask your questions, join the discussion.....here or by PM..... I know we will do our best to answer all those who sincerely want a response.......and to all your dads out there who coach and umpire to keep your leagues up and running please accept my thanks.......

I appreciate the acknowledgement that we have helped and made a little difference. I also would like to thank PIAA for including me in the mix. Like PIAA, I am a local trainer and have found I enjoy teaching as much or more than actually umpiring.

Thank you for the kind words PIAA. Hopefully, I can contribute something worthwhile from time to time, refresh my memory, learn something new, or just some rule changes that slip by me.

James Marshall Hendrix
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I want to say Thanks to the Umps also. I try to stay away from the UMPIRE section of hsbbw cuz every time I stop by I spend spend waaaaay too much time.

I too will add a thanks to all the posters here, it has been a great tool for me and hopefully for all that drop in.

I will be jumping to Fed this spring in an attempt to free up some of my summer for grand sons and fun.

I've only worked OBR.
So, as I make the transition expect to see me here a bit more often. Thanks for all your help in advance.