SYRACUSE CHAPTER of the NYSBUA NEWS SUMMER CONTACT INFO Summer contact info is now current and online! Downloads in Excel and pdf formats are also available! Click here! 2009 INFO AVAILABLE An updated Syracuse roster can now be accessed online, any updates should be made on the Arbiter, as well as brought to the attention of assigner Mark Grosso. CONGRATULATIONS The newest active members in 2009! Doug Angus Louis Girolamo Dennis Hickey Brandon Musso Derek Riedl Eli Wolford Dean Wright ANNUAL UMPIRE AWARDS Annual awards were presented at the February 2009 Business Meeting. Honored were Dan Kuhns with the Bill Smorol Award as the Prospect of the Year, Bill Cregg as Professional of the Year and Warren Bumpus with the Fred Almonte Award as Umpire of the Year. Dan Kuhns displaying award named for Bill Smorol Umpire of the Year Outstanding Professional Prospect of the Year Fred Almonte Award Bill Smorol Award 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 Bill Cregg - Professional of the Year! TONY DEVIVO MEMORIAL FUND As a memorial to the late Tony DeVivo, this fund honors a man who dedicated his life to the betterment of youths, and will carry on his work through annual donations to organizations whose purpose is to bring structure, health, safety, and a sense of well-being to the lives of young people in need. For more info go the the DeVivo webpage and/or contact committee chairman, Sal DiSanza. Click here... DUES Dues for the 2009 season are $129. Payment is past due. Contact Art Haber Sec-Treas 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

Assignments available through the Arbiter

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State High School Website is on-line

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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.

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