Editor’s Message
Greetings, NVBUA/MAC umpires,
And once again, Blue Crew News is back and better than ever! Here’s what else is back and better than ever…the weather! I hope you have all had the pleasure of working games this week (as have I) as conditions have been really optimal for evening baseball. We’ve got another great edition lined up for you so, enough about the weather and let’s get to the umpiring…
Calendar
Association Meetings
- Sunday, May 18 - Virtual - 7:00 pm
Save the Date
- Umpire Night @ Capital One Ballpark, Tysons VA (June or July TBD)
- Saturday, December 6 - 2025 Association Banquet (Time and Place TBD)
Presidents Message
“Never in the field of human conflict, has so much been owed to so few by so many.” I trust everyone recognizes the immortal words of Winston Churchill, speaking about the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Now that we have had our history lesson for the day, I’d like to ask you…
Mechanics
You remember the good ole days of first year training – you were freezing at either Herndon HS or some other location in Maryland or down in the Fredericksburg area. Let’s talk about some of the things we talked about back then that may have been erased from your game.
Rules
There have been some recent conversations concerning how to enforce NFHS rule violations (penalties), NFHS Point of Emphasis violations and VHSL (State) requirements regarding three particular situations…
Norm’s Photo Vault
Once again, Blue Crew News would like to show its appreciation to brother Norm Gordon (2024 President’s Award winner) who provided some great shots of some of our members from days gone by. We’ve also got a couple of crew shots from some recent Congressional Baseball Games. Check out this issues Photo Gallery courtesy of Norm’s Photo Vault.
BCN Staff/Contributors
- Editor – Robert Fobian
- Co-Editor – Tim Strutzel
- Co-Editor – Mike Chmar
- Presidents Message – Dave Maher
- Mechanics – Paul Porto
- Rules – Greg McEvoy & Vin Vena
- Umpire Profile – Gary Reals