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 MIAAhttp://nfhslearn.com/courses/38000

http://www.miaa.net/contentm/easy_pages/view.php?page_id=73&sid=38&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 01851

– 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 Contents 

Article I Name 

Article II Definition of Terms 

Article III Purpose

Article IV Jurisdiction 

Article V Membership 

Article VI Governing Body 

Article VII Duties of the Officers 

Article VIII Duties and Privileges of Members 

Article IX Meetings of the Association

Article X Nominations 

Article XI Elections 

Article XII Committees 

Article XIII Affiliations 

Article XIV Amendments 

Article XV Sovereignty 

Constitutional Changes# Constitutional Change Rationale YEA NAY

1 Article IV - Jurisdiction- Remove No longer relevant

2 Article V- Membership - will have Article VII Duties of membership combined with this section Combines Membership & duties into one section

3 Article VI - Governing Body- Revise section 3. Enumeration:

Combines the interpreter and Clinician into one position. Reduces the number of At-Large Executive Members from 7 to 5

4Article VII - Duties of the Offi cers- Change Section 5 & 6 to combine the duties of clinician and interpreter to One Single position Combines Clinician/ Interpreter role to a single position

5Article VII - Duties of the Offi cers- Change Section 8 . At-Large Members: changed from 7 to 5 Reduces At-Large Members from7 to 5

Constitutional Changes# Constitutional Change Rationale YEA NAY

6Article IX- Meetings of the Association- Section 1 - revises the meeting wording to simplify meetings required of members Simplifies when the Meetings are held

7 Article IX- Meetings of the association - section 6 -Banquet revises the wording on when the Banquet is held Simplifies the Banquet

8Article X- Nominations Section 2-Maker of the nomination - No Longer is required to be in attendance to be nominated Eliminates the Nominator to be in attendance

9Article XI : Elections Section 1: time of the election is revised Last meeting may not be the election

10Article XI : Elections Section 6 requirements of Elections (d) Term of Offi ce -Eliminates the election of 2 At- Large members Same as change #5

11 Article XII section (i) sportsmanship award Committee No Committee- Award is being discontinued

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 29th – 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, 12-15 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 onproper 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 R ULED 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 INTERFERENCEWhen he interferes at home plate before two are out. (e.g.) Suicide squeeze

GLBUA Baseball Interpreter6. 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 BASEBALLCatcher'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).