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Roland Wiederaenders

Roland Wiederaenders

Roland Wiederaenders is a self-taught umpire. He attended Jim Evans Clinics and Academy, but he says he was not a great student. However, his head is not so hard that he was untouched by baseball plays, situations, and experiences since then. He's just like you: Ready to listen, laugh, argue, admit mistakes, and commiserate! Feel free to email him at rolandwiederaenders@officating.com

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Roland Wiederaenders article archive

Not Created Equal — Batters bat balls not bats
Catch/Throw From Dead Ball Area
It Ain't Over Yet, or Never Give Up — Where rivalries come from
Stealing First Base — The play of the immaculate conception
The Wages of Sin — Batter interference: the letter and spirit
How to Send Them Where — Give 'em the finger!
Back In The Saddle Again — Winning umpire attitudes
Surprise ! — Part X
First or Home — What to do?
Have You Ever Been Schmoozed? — Climbing the ladder of success
Surprise! — Part IX
Surprise! — Part VIII
Surprise! — Part VII
Surprise! — Part VI
Surprise! — Part V
Surprise! — Part IV
Surprise! — Part III
Surprise! — Part II
Surprise! — Part I
Plagiarism
Burned Out
Jinxing
Jinxed
Jinx
Making It Look Easy — Part III — Intimidation
Making It Look Easy — Part II — Indifference
Making It Look Easy — Part I — Hot shots
Success
The Hardest Rule
Devil's Workshop
Pocket Change
127, Huh?
A Good Umpire — You're only as good as ...
First Things First
Citrus Plays
Spit Or Swallow
It's A Duck
Don't Let This Happen To You
Manure
Aggravating Baseball Fields
It Happens! — Part II — Inadvertent
It Happens! — Part I
FUHGEDABOUDIT!
Add Water
Slide On The Ice
Washhouse
Rattlesnakes
No Rule for That — Part II
There's No Rule For That — Part I
Wait And See
Making A Move
Immutable Umpiring Laws
Changing The Same
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Better Umpiring Through Chemistry
Jimmy
It's A Collision
Out Standing
Strike Zone — Part VII — On the rubber, set, call it
Strike Zone — Part VI — Hold yer horses!
Strike Zone — Part V — An unnatural act
Strike Zone — Part IV — Hier stehe ich!
Strike Zone — Part III — You are what you eat!
Strike Zone — Part II — Looking good
Strike Zone — Part I — Here we go again
Rule 13 — Part II — It's everywhere
Rule 13 — Part I — How I learned
We Didn't Go
CCCandC
Dirt
OK
Summer Balks
Watchin' the Umpire
Get Serious!
Home Plate Plays
The Umpire's Privates
Sportsmanship
What's The Fuss All About?
Foul Ball!
20 Floors Up
$25
Gettin' the Cats Out
S O S
13.02 %
Up and Runnin'
My Ears Are Burning
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part IV — Rebuttal: I surgery
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part IV — "Thanks!"
Charity
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part II — Rebuttal: Take the next step
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part II — Big finger or calm dismissal
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part I — Rebuttal: Ya gotta have balls
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part I — Neighborhood plays
Justice? — Part X — What are we gonna do now?
Justice? — Part IX — Gray is the color of the game
Justice? — Part VIII — The gospel of ejections
Justice? — Part VII — Thanks for your kind patience: But I'm not finished
Justice? — Part VI — Just for show
Justice? — Part V — Don't shoot the messenger
Justice? — Part IV — Budd's examples of gray area situations
Justice? — Part III — What is "gray?"
Justice? — Part II — The meaning of "is"
Justice? — Part I — Whose game is it, anyway?
The How-to Official
Understanding Controversy
Summer Ball Blues — Part VII — Pickin' your nose
Summer Ball Blues — Part VI — Peanut butter and jelly
Summer Ball Blues — Part V — Take aspirin for interference
Summer Ball Blues — Part IV — Confession is good for the soul
Summer Ball Blues — Part III — A tournament trip
Summer Ball Blues — Part II — Can you top this story?
Summer Ball Blues — Part I — A USSSA tournament snafu
What's the Catch? — Where's the infield?
We All Live In A Yellow Submarine
Pregame Meeting
Let Mikey Try It , or A New Mechanic? — UIC handles U1's no-appeal
Marines Make Better Umpires
Pinkies or Umpire Costumes — Let's play dress up
If I Could Run Fast Enough — Teach me how to trust your call
If You Stand In It Long Enough — Umpires can teach baseball rules, too
Consistent Competent — What makes consistency? What is competent?
Pas De Deux — Long accurate throws, good catches, great outs
The Streak — A delayed-dead ball?
Ticking Time Bombs — Who has more fears, coaches or game officials?
Vinegar and Oil, or Big Game Blues — The Crisco connection
Cutting Corners — Employment slogans for working the bases
How To Make Muddy Water — Was it broke? Did it need to be fixed?
Changing Underwear, or Hands On Knees — Nary a call?
Pitchers and Popcorn — The best way to use the rules
Getting Something For Nothing — Caveat emptor
Another Day at the Ballpark, or Time-Play Timing — I couldn't win for losing!
Who Are They Talking To? — I'm not talking to you
Unregulated Umpire Scratching — No objective representation
Two Wrongs Can Make A Right or All Is Not Lost — They deserve each other
It Happens, or One Man Mechanics — Lost partner
No News Is Good News, or What-A-Burger — Communication is bliss
Mechanics and Cookbooks — Back to the future
The See Clearly Method: It's In the Book — The truth about baseball rules
Hollering — Part IV — Good fences make good neighbors
Hollering — Part III — Well-chosen words
Hollering — Part II — Fear of failure
Hollering — Part I — You get what you ask for and ask for what you get!
Umpiring Finances, or "I Pay To Be An Umpire" — You gotta love it to do it
Ruebesaens' Ruse, See A Balk? — A Cayote pitcher from Childress Creek
Heel-Toe-Heel-Toe — Part III — HTHT competence
Heel-Toe-Heel-Toe — Part II — There's no better method
Heel Toe Heel Toe — Part I — Fearful umpire upended, etc.

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