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Friday, January 11, 2019

Plate Meeting Podcast Episode 8 - Jerry Crawford

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In this eighth episode of The Plate Meeting, a LF Umpire Podcast from CloseCallSports.com , we interview 35-year MLB veteran crew chief ...
Monday, January 7, 2019

Retro Teachable - Reversed Double-Triple Play

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Hi all, we have several Retro Teachable Moments lined up, but since we're releasing the Jerry Crawford podcast later this week, why not ...
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Tmac's Teachable - Ump School Rules in the Real World

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This time of year, I always think back fondly of my time at umpire school and cherish the moments with the great people I met. Before we g...
Monday, December 31, 2018

ABL Ejection - Greg Howard (Luke Hughes)

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After setting an Australian Baseball League record by hitting two grand slams in one game against Geelong-Korea, Melbourne Aces DH Luke Hu...
Friday, December 28, 2018

The Top 20 Ejections of 2018 - A UEFL Year in Review

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As 2018 draws to a close, we revisit this past season of umpiring with a UEFL Year in Review and a look at The Top 20 Umpire Ejections o...
Thursday, December 20, 2018

Brawl - State of Venezuelan Winter League Coverage

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A huge bench-clearing brawl during Wednesday night's Venezuelan Winter League Leones del Caracas-Tiburones de La Guaira game reminds us ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Plate Meeting Podcast 8 - Call for Q's - Jerry Crawford

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CloseCallSports.com announces its eighth Plate Meeting podcast episode with guest Jerry Crawford, a 35-year MLB umpire veteran with 4,...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Teachable - Handling a Big Moment Ejection

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In this Retro Teachable , we hearken and glance back to a rare playoff ejection involving a pitcher and a star one at that. At the time this...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

ABL Ejection - Stewart Howe (Lim/Korea [HP Collision])

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HP Umpire Stewart Howe ejected Geelong-Korea 2B Jong-Hyuk Lim (home plate collision/illegal contact; QOCU) in the bottom of the 3rd inning...
Friday, December 14, 2018

NFL Fines Ellison - A Postgame Lesson from Eddings

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After the National Football League fined umpire Roy Ellison $9,300 (one game fee for an NFL ump) for purportedly calling a player a derogato...