The Plate Meeting, a LF Umpire Podcast from Close Call Sports
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The Plate Meeting, a LF Umpire Podcast from Close Call Sports
Welcome to The Plate Meeting, A Left Field Umpire Podcast, the official podcast of Close Call Sports & the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League, where we talk baseball umpiring with umpires, and discuss additional officiating related issues, including analysis or other conversation pertaining to plays, ej...
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27 EpisodenEpisode 27 - Tending the Taps with Tim Tschida
As we look forward to a hopefully better year ahead, Tim Tschida joins The Plate Meeting to recap his Major League umpiring career, including memorabl...
Episode 26 - Opening Weekend Recap as MLB Tests Positive
On this episode, Gil and tmac are joined by Bob Davidson to discuss weekly news around baseball, including Miami's viral situation, notable plays from...
Episode 25 - COVID Mental Health Checkup
In this Plate Meeting Podcast video episode, we step away from on-field umpiring discussion and turn to the current reality for all umpires: a wholesa...
Episode 24 - Mike Reilly's Rite of Spring
After 34 years as an AL and MLB crew chief, veteran umpire Mike Reilly joined The Plate Meeting Podcast ahead of Spring Training to share some stories...
Episode 23 - Scott Kennedy's Catcher Management
Scott Kennedy provides some background on his umpiring career in Minor League Baseball and transitioning into the NCAA ranks, and discusses his philos...
Episode 22 - AL Umpire Drew Coble
Former AL Umpire Drew Coble joins the show to discuss his 2,303-game big league career and recounts several rousing stories from his time in baseball,...
Episode 21 - Little League World Series with Rich Fronheiser
We've heard plenty about the MLB World Series from umpiring greats throughout the show, but not so much about the Little League World Series. In this...
Episode 20 - Mike Reilly Remembers Longtime Crew Mate Eric Cooper
As we celebrate the life of MLB umpire Eric Cooper, who passed away during the 2019 postseason, we speak with longtime major league crew chief Mike Re...
Episode 19m - Scott Kennedy and Umps Care Charities Postseason Drive
We sat down with UMPS CARE Charities Board Member Scott Kennedy to talk about the 100-hole golf marathon in November and Close Call Sports' postseason...
Episode 18 - Disco Demo Davey Phillips (Part 2)
We continue our conversation with veteran AL umpire Dave Phillips with the forfeited game known as Disco Demolition Night and continue with the resump...
Episode 17M - Judgment Call with Gil & Tmac
It's been a busy week for baseball since the All-Star Break, what with TrackMan's automated ball/strike system making its Atlantic League debut—comple...
Episode 16 - Dave Phillips (Part 1)
Dave Phillips served as an American League Umpire from 1971-99 and on the MLB staff from 2001-02, officiating 3,933 regular season games alongside thr...
Episode 15 - The Truth About Baseball's Electronic Strike Zone
Why do MLB's umpire accuracy numbers for ball/strike calls look different in private than they do in public? Why are umpires told they are 97% accurat...
Episode 14 - Umpire Abuse & Sportsmanship with Jack Furlong
In this episode, we discuss a sports culture where scapegoating is king and the blame game gives way to increasing personal attacks on sports official...
Episode 13M - AJ Hinch's Mea Ron Kulpa
Gil and Tmac recap umpire Ron Kulpa's high-profile ejection of Astros Manager AJ Hinch. Could either have acted differently, and is there a history wh...
Episode 12 - The Jim Joyce Jubilee
Five-time UEFL Award winner and 30-year Major and American League umpire Jim Joyce joins tmac & Gil to talk about his illustrious MLB career and answe...
Episode 11 - Angel Hernandez, AJ Hinch, and Umpire Futures
Tmac & Gil discuss the high-profile Spring Training ejection of Astros Manager AJ Hinch by MLB Umpire Angel Hernandez and the social fallout over the...
Episode 10 - Rich Garcia Umpired For Love of the Game
Hosts tmac & Gil are joined by 25-year American League veteran umpire Rich Garcia to discuss his officiating career, a major league umpire strike and...
Episode 9 - Pro Umpire Camp with Ron Teague and Kevin Winn
What happens after decision day at umpire school when affiliated ball says "no"? American Association Director of Umpires Ron Teague joins the show to...
Episode 8 - Jerry Crawford, an Officiating Benchmark
35-year MLB veteran umpire and crew chief Jerry Crawford joins tmac & Gil for Episode 8 of The Plate Meeting. We discuss Jerry's career, father Shag &...
Episode 7 - The Charitable Gary Darling
In this seventh episode of The Plate Meeting, a LF Umpire Podcast from Close Call Sports, 28-year MLB veteran crew chief Gary Darling joins the show t...
Episode 6 - West Nears Perfection and Postseason Musings with Bob Davidson
In this Plate Meeting Podcast, former MLB veteran Bob Davidson stops by to discuss umpire Joe West's historic near-perfect night during Game 3 of the...
Episode 5 - Chris Hubler's View and Jim Evans' Play, Too
On this episode of The Plate Meeting, tmac & Gil are joined by Minor League veteran umpire and Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring Field Coordi...
Episode 4VM - Tmac's Teachable Moments - Four Replays
This episode is a video minisode of Tmac's Teachable Moments, featuring audio commentary pertaining to four Replay Review events and the techniques us...
Episode 3 - Brian Hertzog's Official Business of Situations
Former Minor League umpire and CEO of Official Business Brian Hertzog joins the show to discuss his career, release from professional baseball, life a...
Episode 2 - Dale Scott
Our second episode of the podcast features 32-year MLB umpire Dale Scott, who retired this past year following 16 years as a Crew Chief, nearly 4,000...
Episode 1 - Starting the Game with Bob Davidson
This is the first episode of The Plate Meeting from CloseCallSports.com, with hosts Tmac, Gil, and our guest, 30-year major league and World Series um...