Work One for Tony! more info...click here! Assignments available through the Arbiter DIRECTIONS to LOCAL Baseball Fields High School Maps Online Check It Out! State High School Website is on-line					SYRACUSE CHAPTER of the NYSBUA NEWS Bats Two BBCOR labelled bats have been decertified. The Marucci CAT5 33" length bat and the Reebok Vector TLS 33" has been decertified for HS use. Rules QUESTION: Team A has used two charged pitching conferences and in the 5th inning a new pitcher is brought into the game to start the inning. Before the new pitcher throws a pitch he goes to the foul line and his coach and he have a brief discussion. Is this a charged conference? ANSWER: If he is warming up and then goes to the sidelines to talk to the coach, I would stop the coach and tell him it would be a conference if they confer. If the conference with the coach delays the game, it is a charged conference. (Whatever is discussed probably could have been done in the dugout during the half inning, but that's not part of the rule application) But, if the coach were to be conferring with him while he warmed up and left when he was ready to pitch, there would be no charged conference -- If by "before he throws a pitch" you mean after he has completed his warmups, and the teams are ready to play, charge a conference. If it is before he throws his warmups, don't charge a conference as long as it is BRIEF. If he is warming up and then goes to the sidelines to talk to the coach, I would stop the coach and tell him it would be a conference if they confer. If he accepts that, charge the conference. If the coach needs to say anything to him it should be at the mound while he is warming up to avoid being charged with a conference. Base umpire -- keep in mind that any time there is a discussion going on between the plate umpire and the coach, you need to be counting the warmup pitches. ANOTHER SITUATION: If this was to be the 4th conference there would be another consideration. Since the 4th conference requires the pitcher's removal, you should prevent the conference from happening because this is a new pitcher and by rule (3-1-2) he has to complete a batter. His removal would violate this rule. The umpire would deny the coach whatever would become a charged conference until the rule has been satisfied. This is an excellent question and a good example of why umpires need to keep track of conference AND pay attention to what goes on between innings as well as during game action. It’s part of good game management. FEDERATION EXAM Part 2 These are the most commonly missed questions. The number of people missing them is in parentheses. Question 38 (42): Even if they are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design, knee and ankle braces must be padded with closed-cell, slow-recovery foam padding no less thao 1/2" thick. A. True. B. False. Correct answer is B (false). Rule 1-5-8. Question 1 (40): A balk will be declared when the pitcher delivers a ball: A. That is detected to have a foreign substance he applied to the ball. B. While wearing a bandage on the index finger of his pitching hand. C. While using a glove that included the color white. D. When his entire non-pivot foot did not pass behind the perpendicular plane of the back edge of the pitcher's plate. Correct answer is A. Rules 6-2-1a,g,h and 6-2-4f. he most common wrong answer was D. When he delivers a ball (pitches) it does not matter ifhis foot crosses the plane of the rubber. That just prevents him from throwing to first or third base. Question 32 (33): 32 Bases loaded with one out. The batter hits a line drive to the right-field fence.The runners from third and second score, but the runner from first is thrown out at home. The batter safely arrives at third base, but is declared out for missing first base. The plate umpire properly indicates: A. Two runs will score. B. One run will score. C. No runs will count. Correct answer is C. No runs score because the 3rd out was made by the batter-runner at first base. The fact that he is out on appeal for MISSING first is the same as if he had been thrown out on his way to first. Question 51 (28): It is a legal substitution when: A. A player for whom the DH is batting enters the game as a batter in a different position than the DH in the batting order. B. A player eligible to enter or re-enter the game does so without reporting. C. A player re-enters the game in the wrong position in the batting order. D. None of the above. The correct answer is B. It is not illegal to enter the game without reporting. He is just an unreported substitute. Rule 2-36-2 and 3. Question 55(23): On ball four, the pitch gets by the catcher who throws his helmet to stop the ball from rolling into a dugout. A. All ruoners and the batter-runner are awarded two bases. B. All runners are awarded two bases and the batter-runner is awarded first base. C.All runners and the batter-runner are awarded one base. D.All runners and the batter-runner are awarded three bases. Correct answer is A. Everyone is awarded the same for hitting the ball with detached equipment. - two bases on a thrown ball. Rule 8-3-3-c-1. Question 49(21): If two runners are on the same base at the same time in a force situation and both are tagged: A. The runner who is forced to advance shall be declared out. B. The following runner shall be declared out. Correct answer is A. Rule 8-2-8. Question 75(21): The runner from first base is off with the pitch. which is hit to deep left field and is caught. On his way back to re-tag, he misses second base and arrives at first. The throw gets by the first baseman and goes into the dugout. The runner is awarded third base and touches second and third. After the stops at third base, the defense appeals that he missed second base when returning to first. A. The runner is declared out. B. The appeal is denied.The runner touched second while advancing to third on the award and touching corrected the previous infraction. Correct answer is B. He touched the base the last time by. Rule 8-2-61 Question 43(19): If a successful appeal of a runner leaving a base too soon is the third out of the inning: A. No runs score as this is considered to be a force play. B. AlI runs that score in advance of the appealed runner and scored prior to the appeal will count. Correct answer is B: This is a TIME play, not a force play. Rule 8-2-6h Question 52(19): It is an immediate dead ball when: A. An umpire interferes with the catcher attempting to make a throw. B. A runner sprains an ankle touching second base and falls to the ground. Correct answer is C. A,B and D are delayed dead ball situations. Rules 5-11b, 5-1-2c,d and 5-2-1d Question 6(18): 6. A defensive appeal of a runner falling to touch a base or not properly tagging up is not considered to be a play. A True. B. False. Correct answer is A (true). Read Rule 2-29-6. Question 14(17): A pitcher may turn his shoulders to check runners while in contact with the pitcher's plate and in the; A. Windup position. B. Set position. C. Both A & B. D. Neither A nor B.lt is always illegal for a pitcher to turn his shoulders to check a runner. Correct answer is B. See Rule 6-1-1 Question 26(17): An offender shall be ejected on the first offense when: A. A player loosens up to bat in the opposing team's on-deck circle. B. A player leaves his bench area for the purpose of physical confrontation. C. A coach uses replay equipment for coaching purposes during the game. D. All of the above. Correct answer is B. A and C both result in a team warning. See Rules 3-3-lf, q and 3-3-3. Question 66: The following statement on obstruction is false: A. The ball is delayed dead. B. The act must be intentional and only physical. C. Occurs when a fielder with possession of the ball denies access to the base the runner is attempting to achieve. D. ls declared when a fielder without the ball simulates a tag on a runner. NOT GRADED. The correct answer would be Band C, because both are false. Probably the intent was for C to say "without" the ball, making B correct., which is how the answer key reads. Question 74: The request for an intentional base on balls must be done: A. Before the first pitch to the batter. B. On any ball and strike count. C. Both A & B. NOT GRADED. The word "must" makes the question illogical. If it said "may", the answer would be C which is what the answer key says. BUT, if it MUST be done before the first pitch (A), then it CAN'T be done on any count (B). General Info for 2012 HS AD and HS Rosters have been updated for 2012! 1 -   Call partner no later than the night before ( both Officials share this responsibility). 2 -  Call school on game day no earlier than 2:00pm ( confirm site & times). Let them know what level you are working and give them a cell number to contact you if needed. 3 -   Ejection reports- Should be emailed to the assigner ASAP, the same day. They will be forwarded to Section III and both schools. Please make them professional. 4 -   Fees Varsity $78.00  JV- $58.50  Mod $50.50   Probationary receive $50.50 for both JV & Mod. The Arbiter lists only fees for Active officials. 5 -   Mileage .41 per mile roundtrip with a 100 mile maximum. Schools will check this, be accurate. 6 - Henninger will be using Sunnycrest & Nottingham HS for JV & Mod games. Confirm sites when calling these schools. 7 -   Nottingham  & Fowler both have Mod teams. The AD is Ari Lieberman for Henninger and Nottingham; the AD is April Wertheim for Corcoran and Fowler. 8 -  Turn Backs- emails are acceptable. Make sure your email has been received. The assigner will acknowledge all turn back emails. You can email assigner late the night before; if you get no response from the assigner or email from the Arbiter saying you have been removed by 10:00am on game day , call the assigner ASAP. 9 - If you receive notice you have a game on a day you cannot work contact the assigner immediately. Please keep your calendar on the Arbiter updated to prevent this problem. 10 - Evaluations for probationary officials must be completed in a timely manner. For most of us that means at the game site! Evaluation forms can be downloaded... click here! 11 - Summer availability should be completed by May 1st  for June 10th – Oct 31st  to included Fall ball. Equipment Lester's Upstate Sports Dave Prong at Lester's Upstate Sports has serviced our organization for years with approved NYSBUA uniform as well as a full complement of umpire equipment. for a catalog...click here! View the web site at http://www.lestersupstatesports.com or call 1-800-468-9520 Officially Sports 15% Off for the rest of the year! Mike Shields has been a friend of our Chapter in recent years. Recently reverting to their original name they continue to provide great service and a full array of equipment. As promised, Mike has created a coupon code "1215" that our members may use to receive a 15% discount on orders placed on our web site or by phone thru December 31, 2012. for a catalog...click here! View the web site at http://www.OfficiallySports.com or call 1-800-934-4555. CONGRATULATIONS The newest active members in 2012! Rick Cornish Jim Diamond David Johnson Availability and Update your Info Update your availability for 2012! This was due Feb 15! If you haven't already done so, go to the Arbiter and check your profile information and make necessary updates if needed. 2012 Newsletter The 2012 newsletter is now online... click here! 2012 Syracuse Chapter Dates   Date Type Location noon Feb 12 Business Meeting (elections!) Twin Trees Two 7pm Feb 27 Rule Int Meeting NSJH 7pm March 5 Rule Int Meeting NSJH 7pm March 12 Rule Int Meeting NSJH 7pm March 19 Rule Int Meeting NSJH 7pm March 26 Rule Int Meeting NSJH 7pm April 2 Rule Int Meeting NSJH ???? ?????? Summer Rule Int Meeting ?????? 2012 Annual Awards Fred Almonte "Umpire of the Year" Art Haber presenting to award winner Pat Quilty   Bill Smorol Award "Prospect of the Year" Professional of the Year Matt Macaulay being presented by John Smorol Art Haber presenting to award winner Jerry Losurdo Congratulations to all three on their selection to these most prestigious awards! Equipment Dave Prong, from Lester's Upstate Sports will be at our meeting on March 19! Want an equipment list with suggestions updated for 2012?....click here! The state NYSBUA has a proposal in front of them, that will be voted on in the fall of 2012. Charcoal pants and a new pullover could be approved to be implemented in 2013. These motions seem to have wide spread support. Please be aware of this when ordering new apparel for the 2012 season. 2012 Annual Dues Dues paid now are $137. Checks should be made out to "NYSBUA Syracuse Chapter." Send them to Art Haber at: 607 Sycamore Terrace DeWitt, NY 13214 2012 Federation Rule Changes To see the 2012 Rule changes ... click here! Moose Tournament Mike Capriotti once again coordinated the umpires for the recently concluded New York State Moose tournament. Many thanks to those who took time over Labor Day weekend to volunteer! John Smorol Luke Smith Kevin Ryan Pat Quilty Bill O'Sullivan Jerry Newport Jerry Manganiello Dale Malone Brud Livingston Rick Lamb David Johnson Paul Greiner Mark Grosso Gary Fritz Craig Dudczak Mike Dixon Rick Cornish Ronnie Cook Charlie Combs Joe Cefaratti Mike Capriotti Warren Bumpus Syracuse Chapter Family Picnic "Bring the whole family" Well guys, we almost pulled it off! Despite the threat of rain, we had a very good showing for our second annual picnic. We must have done something right though, the rain did hold off until we were walking to the cars so no one got wet. If by some freak of nature we ever get a real nice day some year, this event could produce some great attendance numbers. In short, I just want to take a min to thank everyone for taking time out of their hectic schedules to join us at the picnic. I know to well how hard it is to get the family together for more than two mins let alone two hours, so please thank your families for me also. My hope is that word will trickle out to those who didn't come to let them know that this is really a nice two hours allowing us to decompress from the past season. My thanks to Jack Root for his expertise in putting this event together, now if he could just control the weather we'd be all set. Again, thank you all!! ---Dale Malone--- Used Equipment Anyone wishing to sell or donate used equipment and/or uniforms to new members please contact Don Logana at 458-7086. Art Haber Sec-Treas Tony DeVivo Scholarship Following is the script from the 2011 DeVivo Scholarship Presentation prior to the Chiefs Game at Alliance Stadium, Tuesday July 26. On behalf of the Syracuse Chapter of the NY State Baseball Umpires Association, we are here to honor the winners of the 2nd Annual Tony DeVivo Memorial Scholarship. Along with members of the selection committee, we are especially honored to be joined by members of Tony DeVivo’s family who will present the awards. His wife Betty DeVivo. His daughter Patty DeVivo-Beers and his grandson AJ. A devoted family man and longtime umpire, Tony was a dedicated community leader for youth sports.   He was a Little League President, a CYO Basketball Coach, and one of the Founders of the Moose Baseball Tournament still played today. Tony was a man of action, a leader who rallied others to share in his volunteerism. As a coach, he demanded respect for oneself, teammates, and the game itself. As an umpire, he embodied sportsmanship and fair play. Most of all, Tony had great energy and spirit for giving young people an opportunity to shine. As umpires, we see young ball players who hit homeruns, throw smoke, and make diving stops. Among these athletes, we also meet players who hustle no matter what, run bottle drives, say please and thank you, hand the catcher his helmet, try hard in school, and look you in the eye and smile. The young men we honor tonight have demonstrated the DeVivo spirit. We believe our scholarship is one small way to help them realize part of their dream. Ladies and Gentlemen, here are the winners of the 2011 Tony DeVivo Memorial Scholarship. Brian Burns played baseball at West Genesee High School. He will attend Ithaca College to study Physical Therapy. Andrew Sanders of Auburn High School will also attend Ithaca College where he will major in Business. Evan Terrell of LaFayette High School is on his way to Binghamton University this fall to study bioengineering. Patrick Roberts, from Skaneateles High School will major in engineering at Virginia Tech. As a matter of fact, he is there now attending college orientation and could not be with us this evening. Let’s have a big hand for this year’s Tony DeVivo Memorial Scholarship winners as they throw out tonight’s first pitches! Summer Contacts Updated! The summer contact list has been updated since Mark released the original with changes. They have been reformatted to fit on 2 pages and generally cleaned up. To download the pdf... click here! To download the Excel file... click here! Game Procedures Get on the phone... Call your partner at least as early as the day before. If your partner left a message, call him back. Call the school the day of the game, during the week. On a weekend game, call on Friday. Work One for Tony! Feb 28 will mark the second annual Work One for Tony! campaign. This past year generous donations allowed us to provide a $500 scholarship to a deserving senior, Emilio Mammolito from Phoenix HS. He is currently attending SUNY Oswego. This year we want to expand this and we need your support! We hope to award 4 seniors $250 scholarships this year! Please consider Working One for Tony! this year by donating a game fee, or whatever amount you wish! For more info about the fund, go to the DeVivo webpage... click here... Troublesome Rule Interpretations The batting out of order tutorial is now online, as well as others. Go take a look!.... click here! 2010-2011 Officers At the annual business meeting new officers were elected for the coming 2 years. The slate of officers elected were: President Vice President Secretary / Treasurer Member-At-Large Warren Bumpus John Smorol Art Haber Bill Cregg ANNUAL UMPIRE AWARDS Annual awards were presented at the February 2011 Business Meeting. Honored were Greg Hayden with the Bill Smorol Award as the Prospect of the Year, Ed Bragg as Professional of the Year and Bill Cregg with the Fred Almonte Award as Umpire of the Year. Past winners Umpire of the Year Outstanding Professional Prospect of the Year Fred Almonte Award Bill Smorol Award 2010 Warren Bumpus Bill Cregg Dan Kuhns 2009 Don Logana Bob Kelty Doug Angus 2008 Warren Bumpus Bill Cregg Dan Kuhns 2007 Herm Card Joe DiPalma Dale Malone 2006 Ronnie Cook Don Logana Bill O'Sullivan 2005 Pat Baker Warren Bumpus John Smorol 2004 Jack Vogler Charles Combs Tony Stimson THREE MAN MECHANICS Now online are several versions of three man mechanics... New to 3 man? Start with "Just the Basics"... click here! The more complete version is also available.... click here! MODIFIED RULES ONLINE Modified rules now include a 15 run rule after 5. Check out all the rules... click here! AVAILABILITY Following are general guidelines for updating availability on the Arbiter Spring Summer Fall Game dates: March 27 - June 13 June 1 - Aug 31 Sept 1 - Oct 31 Availability due: Feb 15 May 1 August 1 Schedules released: Mar 31 June 1 Sept 1 Thanks -- Mark Grosso
		Two excellent sources of mechanics on the computer are available: Virtual Umpire Camp Mark Wehrwein of the Greater Huntsville Umpires has prepared an excellent Powerpoint, contact him at mark@ghua.net. Syracuse Umpire Roster pdf html Summer Contacts pdf html HS Serviced and Fees html High School AD's pdf html High School Coaches pdf html Troublesome HS Rules html HS rule changes pdf html HS and Pro Rule Diffs pdf html Infractions, Fines and Penalties pdf html Syracuse Mentoring Program pdf html Syracuse Rating Form pdf doc Syracuse Newsletter pdf html Syracuse Officers and Info html Syracuse Constitution pdf html State NYSBUA info pdf html Equipment pdf html Tony DeVivo Fund pdf html Interested in starting? pdf html NYSBUA Application pdf html
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