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Blaine Gallant

Blaine Gallant

Blaine Gallant has officiated baseball for the past 22 years. During that time, he served as Chairman, Training Chair, UIC and many other duties for the Baseball Nova Scotia Umpires Division (www.bnsud.com). Currently, Blaine is still actively umpiring at the local, provincial and national level and continues to serve as the rules interpretor for Baseball Nova Scotia (www.baseballnovascotia.com). You may reach Blaine at blainegallant@officiating.com.

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Blaine Gallant article archive

School for Survival — Part I
The Road Forks Here — Part II — You $#@!%*!$^
The Road Forks Here — Part I — Giving someone the finger
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part VI
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part V — Assimilating knowledge
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part IV — Back to the basics
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part III — More from the horse's mouth
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part II — From the horse's mouth
Diary of the Black Shoe — Part I — The naked truth
Hey, You'are an Ump, Aren't You?
The Learning Curve — Teaching adults how to umpire
It's Not MY Fault
Happy Returns
My Summer Vacation — Part X — ... there was one last blunder
My Summer Vacation — Part IX — Mercifully, my summer draws to an end, but....
My Summer Vacation — Part VIII — ... and following me
My Summer Vacation — Part VII — It just kept following me
My Summer Vacation — Part VI — The twilight zone
My Summer Vacation — Part V — The real heroes
My Summer Vacation — Part IV — Here come the Mounties
My Summer Vacation — Part III — Stuff follows me
My Summer Vacation — Part II — The three-base overthrow
My Summer Vacation — Part I — Wait for it
Bawls and Strikes
9/11� The Day the World Changed Forever — One year ago
When Worlds Collide — Part III — When the coach is an umpire
When Worlds Collide — Part II — Working with the catcher
When Worlds Collide — Part I — When umpires coach on the field
Weight Loss is Only Half of the Story
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part IV — Rebuttal: That ain't help
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Is it helping or hurting?
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part III — Rebuttal: A or B: The rest of the story
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part III — Bring your "A" game
Center of Attention
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part II — Rebuttal: Once upon a time
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part II — Give them the big finger
Seventh Heaven — Part IV — Smooth sailing
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part I — Rebuttal: So what did you tell us?
Seventh Heaven — Part III — Regaining control
Texas Heat v Canadian Cold — Part I — Who are the people in your neighborhood?
Seventh Heaven — Part II — On this night
Seventh Heaven — Part I — Setting the tone
Twilight Zone
The Gospel? I Think Not!
Secret Signals
Somebody Lend a Helping Hand — Part III — KaBOOM
Somebody Lend a Helping Hand — Part II — Tick, tock
Somebody Lend a Helping Hand — Part I — Triple play
Role Playing — Loathe them now, love them later
The Power of the Dark Side
It's BACK! — Part II — How the rest of us will be affected
It's BACK! — Part I — Changes on the horizon
Feeling Good — When "feeling good" is better than being good
Feeling Blue — When emotions ruin your game
Yellow Card — Yes, we do have one
Seeing Red — Red ass, that is
The Never-Ending Game — Part V — Epilogue
The Never-Ending Game — Part IV — Eight to three
The Never-Ending Game — Part III — Heave ho
The Never-Ending Game — Part II — Dictatorship
The Never-Ending Game — Part I — Zero tolerance
The FYC Call — Part I — No level
The Value of a Good Education — Part II — "Screen" smart
The Value of a Good Education — Part I — The "play"
Don't Have a Stroke - A Heatstroke That Is
They Are Watching
Movin' On — Baseball is just a game
Contempt — When players and umps feel the same way
The Little Things — Everything you do is important
Baseball Canada — Part II — Show me the money!
Baseball Canada — Part I — The very poor cousin of hockey
The Canadian QuesTec
Overthrow Awards — It's as easy as one, two, three
Imitating the Pros — MLB fans will make our job harder
Release the Hounds! — It's open season on officials
Looking For Help in All the Wrong Places — Getting help isn't always the best thing
Internet Umpires — A plethora of experts
Exams — A necessary evil?
The World is Coming to Halifax
The Toughest Sport to Officiate
A Thanksgiving Tribute
Only in Canada
The Canadian Nationals — Part IV — Going for gold
The Canadian Nationals — Part III — Bearing down
The Canadian Nationals — Part II — Play ball!
That's Obstruction
The Canadian Nationals — Part I — Behind closed doors
Mental Fatigue
W5 - An Overview of Training — Part II — When, where, and why?
A Fork in the Road — Part III — The crescendo
W5 - An Overview of Training — Part I — Who? What?
The Rookie Goes It Alone - But Why?
The Imminent v. the Potential Play
HFHS Rule Changes 2002-03
It's All Relative
Our Box � Use it Wisely
Setting the Tone
The Reason WHY
Writer's Block: Reality or Excuse?
Teaching Rookies
Stop the Abuse — Part III — Take No Prisoners
Stop the Abuse — Part II — Peer Pressure -- It Works!
Stop the Abuse — Part I — The Anatomy of an Abuse Incident
The "P" Word
The Thumb — Part V — Our "Friends," the Coaches
The Thumb — Part IV — Pitching In
The Thumb — Part III — The "Thinking" Inside the Box
The Thumb — Part II — Another View
The Thumb — Part I — A Personal Perspective
Get on the Training Caravan
The Running Lane: An Amateur Perspective
Baseball Canada Moves Forward
Take: Number Two
Dear Diary: A Year in Review — Part V — The Dirty Dozen
Dear Diary: A Year in Review — Part IV — The Rules
Dear Diary: A Year in Review — Part III — My Darkest Hour
Dear Diary: A Year in Review — Part II — Working the Plate
Dear Diary: A Year in Review — Part I
Help: I Need Somebody
The Canada Games — Part V
The Canada Games — Part IV — The Untold Story
The Canada Games — Part III — The Untold Story
The Canada Games — Part II — The Untold Story
The Canada Games: Behind the Scenes — Part I — The Untold Story
Survival School — Part III
Survival School — Part II
The Worst Call I Ever Saw
Greetings from the Great White North

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