2005 Baseball Umpiring Archive

Umpire Resources

• 2005 Umpire Video Bulletins
  (Requires Windows Media 9 player or Real Media 8 player. To view online, left click mouse on "View".  To download and save to your computer, right click the mouse and select "Save Target As" and proceed to save in your files.)
  • No. 1 - March 1 (total running time 10 min., 04 sec.) Windows Media     
  • No. 2 - April 15 (total running time 9 min., 48 sec.) Windows Media    
  • No. 3 - April 22 (total running time 2 min., 55 sec.) Windows Media | Real Media  
  • No. 5 - May 6 (total running time 7 min., 43 sec.)  Windows Media | Real Media 
  • No. 6 - May 13 (total running time 9 min., 40 sec.)  Windows Media | Real Media 
  • 2005 Instructions to Umpires Manual (*PDF)                               
  • Order the 2005 Umpire Clinic Video (item No. 2)                             
• 2005 Rules Book (download or order online)          
• Baseball Umpire Rules Test Online                                            
• Order the 2005 CCA Baseball Umpires Mechanics Manual

Rules Interpretations and Clarifications

• Baseball Rules Committee Press Release -- Ruling on previously played seven-inning tournament games (posted 4/15/05)                    
• Baseball Rules Committee Memo -- Double Headers, Seven-inning and Regulation Games (posted 3/11/05)                       
• Interpretation - Administering Rule 3-6-d-A.R. 2 - Ejection (posted 1/31/05)  
• Interpretation - Coaches Interference Interpretation  (posted 1/13/05)  
• Interpretation - Obstruction/Force Play Slide Rule Interpretation (posted 1/13/05)  
• NCAA DH Rules (PowerPoint#)  
• 2004 Interpretations 
  [2004 interpretations include:  Fourth Out on Appeal (5/5/04), Injured Pitcher-Blister (5/5/04),  Balks (5/3/04), Bench Clearing Situations (5/3/04), Charged Defensive Conference (5/3/04),  Charged Trip to the Mound, Offensive Conference (5/3/04), DH Rule (5/3/04), Field Conditions, Umpire Jurisdiction (5/3/04), Force-Play Slide Rule (5/3/04), Injured Pitcher (5/3/04), Obstruction by Fielder (5/3/04), Radar Guns (5/3/04), Baserunner Retouching Bases, Checked-Swing Appeal, Force-Play Slide Rule, Interference by Batter Runner at Home Plate, Obstruction, Windup, Correction on Rule 6-4-e. Obstruction (2/9/04).]  
• Baseball Rules Committee Memo -- Update on coaches jackets 1/29/04

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