Officially Speaking: An Umpire's Point of View... for Coaches, Players and Fans Too
by @LukeBrianTour
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In this week's podcast we'll be talking to John White of Umpire Placement Course just before his visit down to Florida. He'll be working with students out of both professional umpire schools for placement in the West Coast League, among others, in 2019.
Next, Brian R. Hertzog talks briefly about a camp that he's been looking forward to putting on in the weeks to come for Northwest Baseball Umpires Association (NBUA).
Last, we'll fact check Alex Rodriguez and his claim that Rockies Manager Bud Black "has a good argument" in wanting an extra base than the rule book prescribes for a batted ball logged in Wrigley Field's infamous ivy.
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Confederation of European Baseball Umpire Thomas Haywood is THE guy whom Luke and Brian have to thank for the opportunity to umpire in places like Austria, England, Taiwan, and coming up in August of 2019, Xi'an, China!
In this conversation with Thomas we'll talk about his multiple trips to Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring - first as a student, then as a photographer - some of his favorite places to umpire, and how all of us are working towards including MORE umpires from the US on our trips!
Don't forget to check out Thomas Haywood Photography! From the ground to the sky, just like his strike zone! ;)
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"In two-thousand seventeen, a crack-commando umpire crew traveled the world umpiring baseball, and never once forgot to bring the drone.
"These men have survived questionable Airbnb's, White Cliffs, and rubber baseballs, from Taipei to the London Underground.
"Today, still ridiculed by armchair umpires, they somehow survive unscathed by 'Homer Announcers' worldwide.
"If you have a tournament, and the thought of traveling YouTube umpires blows your mind… maybe you can hire, The @LukeBrianTour."
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Officially Speaking Ep. 003 - The Luke Brian Tour, This is how we roll...
01:28 - We found Luke!
04:34 – How Luke and Brian first met back in 2007 in Hickory, North Carolina.
08:10 – While our audio goes catawampus, we share what it’s like for an umpire to be released from Minor League Baseball.
13:53 – How we’re able to travel around the world together… the Non-rev Companion Pass.
14:29 – Brian’s first use of the non-rev pass, Finkstonball 20 in June of 2017.
14:48 – How Luke first got hooked up with the umpires we work and travel with.
18:06 – When the term “Luke Brian Tour” was first coined, and 2018 allows us to add more cities and guests from 2017.
21:45 –Thomas Haywood (@thaywoodphoto) on the mic, over-looking ragging waters that run into Lake Hallstatt in Austria. www.thomashaywood.com
22:58 – We fly from Munich to London to umpire in the ISST Tournament.
24:12 – Heading out to explore London via bikes after our double-headers in the morning.
26:34 – We have lunch in London with our traveling companion whilst in Austria, Sam Palmer. Sam used to work for the Royal Charity and had a great story for us.
29:54 – Heading down to SE England to see Leeds and Dover Castles, and the White Cliffs of Dover, before settling down for the night at an Airbnb in Kent.
30:56 – Heading down to SW England to Portsmouth, then on to Stonehenge before returning to London for another Airbnb before flying out the next day.
33:10 – Our travel for our next trip begins in Seattle, over a week before needing to arrive in Taipei. It ends with an unintentional around-the-world trip in order to make it home.
41:53 – Our Official Fact Czech of the day! What a quick pitch actually is, media responsibility, and how misinformation like this is hurting youth sports.
49:58 – Time to wrap up our first podcast.
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