Talk:Umpire (baseball)
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[edit] Umpire positions
The article Umpire positions (baseball) has duplication of much of the info here, with some extra. Perhaps they should be merged? —siroχo
- Agreed. I've merged them. —Cleared as filed. 5 July 2005 20:51 (UTC)
[edit] Pay
how much are they paid? --69.94.194.91 02:17, 28 August 2005 (UTC) Info for Major League umps has now been added to article. --Locarno 14:58, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Signals
There should be a description of the various signals used by umpires (safe, out, strike, etc.). Tzadik 12:32, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Amatuer Umpires
The sentences about umpires' sportsmanship-control duties in the "Amateur Umpires" section are out of place. Picklegnome 01:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Base umpire vs. field umpire
This article's former statement that "Other umpires are called base umpires.... (Field umpire is an incorrect term for any position.)" is the exact opposite of the truth. Field umpire is the correct term. See Official Baseball Rules [9.03 (b)]: "If there are two or more umpires, one shall be designated umpire-in-chief and the others field umpires." I have edited the article accordingly. Dodiad 08:09, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
- Once again, Wikipedia should contain any verifiable information, not a regurgitation of the OBR. OBR is in error in dozens of places. Perhaps it should refer to "base umpire" as the more common term, rather than the correct term. Locarno
[edit] "sometimes addressed as blue"?
I've never heard that. I played baseball growing up, and have always been a big fan. Also, a quick Google search does not turn up many such usages. Unless someone knows otherwise, I think we should remove that statement. Guanxi 22:11, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
- If anything, they're always addressed as "blue!" As a little anecdote, I was at a softball game two days ago, and a foul ball came my way, so when it came time to throw it back in, I yelled "blue" to the field umpire who then looked my way so I could throw it in. Everyone else I saw who retreived a foul ball out of play did that too, to return it. It's a long-standing nickname for umpires, so I'm surprised you've never heard it before! Perhaps a better search on Google will find what you're looking for. Jared (t) 12:33, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
