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The NYSBUA Baseball Championships have concluded.
Congrats to the championship teams, but more importantly....
Congrats to the championship umpires!

To see a list of umpires.... click here!

Pictures from the sites should be available soon as well.

On the shadow of the State Games, state Interpreter Ron Gabriel has compiled some of the weird plays from the 2010 season. Take a look, if you dare! click here...

State Interpreter Ron Gabriel has some of the toughest problems from the National Federation Exam!... to see them click here! Come on, you know you should go see them... of course you didn't miss them, but see the ones your partners missed! ... click here!

Ira Levine was honored as the recipient of the most prestigious umpire award
in New York State, the Tony DeVivo Award for 2009! Well deserved.
Congratulations Ira!

Anaconda has promised that NYSBUA umpire jacket pullovers orders will be filled in a timely manner this year. Please read about the procedures... click here!

NFHS rule changes for 2010 are available... click here!

The Annual NYSBUA Meeting was held on Sunday, October 4,  2009.

Officers were re-elected without opposition.
Next year State meeting will be on 10/3/2010 in Binghamton
Next year we will continue an on field clinic the Saturday before, on 10/2/2010
Minutes from the 2009 meeting are now online!... click here!

Territorial maps are on line... click here!
If any mistakes or corrections need to be made,
they should be sent to Mark Rothrock at markrothrock@rochester.rr.com.

Some possible discussion points for chapter meetings this year.

Base umpire in C, ground ball to the infield where the throw possibly takes the first baseman off the bag. Make the out/safe call and then ask for help. Ask for help before making the call, or don't ask at all unless you catch some grief.

Play at the plate, the runner misses the plate, the catcher misses the tag. Does the umpire make a call?

Infield fly - is there a point where the plate umpire makes the call first, or the base umpire takes the lead?

Bounding ball hits ground before reaching first base and then bounces over the bag, or just misses bounces over the bag - who makes the fair/foul call? (Assuming base umpire is in A.)

Checked swing. Go to your partner for help even though he's in C, or don't go?

Low pitch which may or may not have been caught by the catcher. Does the base umpire initiate some sort of signal to help out his partner, or does he wait to be asked?

Same idea, only this time the ball is hit and bounces off the batter's leg and into fair territory. Wait to be asked or initiate a foul call immediately?

Should the base umpire carry an indicator?

Jamestown is the latest to go online!
We've broken the 50% watershed!

More are being added each year! What a great way to make info available to members. Take a look at these chapters and what they have done. Most of these websites cost chapters nothing at all, or less than $100 annually.

If your chapter isn't on board, isn't it about time?

Binghamton
Columbia Greene
Eastern Suffolk
Endicott
Genesee Valley
Geneva
Ithaca
Jamestown
Kingston
Mohawk Valley
Nassau County
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Rockland County
Schohanna
Syracuse
Western New York
Western Suffolk

CLIFF KEEN U126 shirts with DRY FIT material are not approved for use by NYSBUA due to decision to change fabric in CLIFF KEEN U126 model shirt resulting in color change. NYSBUA members may purchase CLIFF KEEN U126 shirts that are NOT MADE with DRY FIT material.
For the complete uniform specs...click here!

Smitty's has been approved as an option for both pants and shirts... click here for more info!

Looking for a 3man pre-game?.... click here!
How about a 4 man mechanics review? ... click here!

The updated By-Laws and Constitution are now online.
Want to see them?....click here!

Pictures from the NYSBUA Meetings in early October are available to see
For more.... click here!

Ira Levine presented The state presentations are online now...click here!!

Congratulations to the teams, coaches and umpires at the State Tournament! Find out who worked... click here!

Here are some actual happenings from around the state. Enjoy.

#1 There are two games going on simultaneously at adjoining fields. As the left fielder is camped under a fly ball waiting to make the catch, a foul ball from the other field enters this field and the left fielder ducks away from catching the fly ball, and the ball drops. Now what? To find out!....click here

CHAPTERS

Adirondack
Allegany
Binghamton
Capital District
Cattaraugus County
Columbia Greene
Eastern Suffolk
Elmira
Endicott
Genesee Valley
Geneva
Ithaca
Jamestown
Kingston
Lockport
Lyon Mountain
Massena
Mid Hudson
Mohawk Valley
Nassau County
Niagara Falls
Orange County
Rochester
Rockland County
Schenectady
Schohanna
South Central
Sullivan
Syracuse
Watertown
Westchester
Western New York
Western Suffolk
Westport