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Peter Osborne
Peter Osborne
Peter Osborne was a baseball umpire assignor for 8 years, from NCAA down to 12 year-old ball. From this perspective, he has seen hundreds of umpire careers that flourished and/or crashed. He also umpires at the NCAA level. You may reach Peter at peterosborne@officiating.com.

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Peter Osborne article archive
Inventive Ejections — Part I — High-minded or selfish: Take your pick
Baseball Bizarro — Part VI — Take a walk in the ghetto
Baseball Bizarro — Part V — The coach's thoughts
Baseball Bizarro — Part IV — Buy the BRD
Baseball Bizarro — Part III — Peter ejects a coach
Baseball Bizarro — Part II — A five-step program
Baseball Bizarro — Part I — ADs, coaches, assignor v. umpire
What Your Assignor Wants — Part IV
Here's What Your Assignor Wants — Part III
Here's What Your Assignor Wants — Part II
Here's What Your Assignor Wants — Part I
Umpiring is not Fun
How to Call a Tie
Osborne is Right On — Part III — Little League: final thoughts
Osborne is Right On — Part II — Little League: the experts weigh in
Osborne is Right On — Part I — My Little League experience
The Obligatory Call — Part II
The Obligatory Call — Part I
Umpire Manipulation — Part VII — Wrapping it up
Umpire Manipulation — Part VI — Clueless rule umpires
Umpire Manipulation — Part V — More massages for umpire egos
Umpire Manipulation — Part IV — Agree with the umpire
Umpire Manipulation — Part III — The umpire brain
Umpire Manipulation — Part II — Get control of your team
Umpire Manipulation — Part I — I wuz robbed
The Incompetent or Biased Umpire — Part V — Chase your "Blues" away
The Incompetent or Biased Umpire — Part IV — Which side are you on?
The Incompetent or Biased Umpire — Part III — Stupid umpires, smart coaches
The Incompetent or Biased Umpire — Part II — Incompetent Osborne?
The Incompetent or Biased Umpire — Part I — Stupid pigs and smart pigs
Hooray for Barry Bonds!
TV Announcers: Friend of the Umpire
Ejection in the Cape Cod League — Part II — The planned ejection
Ejection in the Cape Cod League — Part I — Background
Replacing a Knee — Part IV — 2007 Umpiring Season
Replacing a Knee — Part III — Umpiring a game with an artificial knee
Replacing a Knee — Part II — Hell after I return home
Replacing a Knee — Part I — The delcine of the knee — and its replacement
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part VIII — The aftermath of the strike
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part VII — How good are the replacements?
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part VI — Minor League Baseball is easier than NCAA
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part V — You get beer with that!
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part IV — Best umpire job I ever had
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part III — Another NCAA assignor weighs in
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part II — The threats
HHH, Scab Umpire — Part I — The decision
Ratings and Evaluations — Part II — A look behind the curtain - and it ain't pretty
Ratings and Evaluations — Part I — The rating system
Calling the Nut Cutters — Part IV — From "The Forum"
Calling the Nut Cutters — Part III — Plays at first; balls and strikes
Calling the Nut Cutters — Part II — Plan ahead
Calling the Nut Cutters — Part I — Plan ahead
Third-World Plays Happen Only to Third-World Umpires
The "Business" of Youth Baseball
The Evil of Youth Sports — Part II — Little League - not good for children
The Evil of Youth Sports — Part I — We gotta win!
Umpire as Groundskeeper?! — Direct from the Forum
Point Counterpoint — A response to Roland Wiederaenders
The Business Of Officiating — Recruiting and revenue
Another "Stupid" Coach
Changing Your Plate Mechanics to GDS
The Hands are Part of the Bat — Part II — The umpire's response
The Hands are Part of the Bat — Part I — What does the coach believe?
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part VIII — What's the inning?
The Strangest Game I've Ever Umpired — The wedding
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part VII — What's the score?
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part VI — The Ides of the NCAA
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part V — Now, it's war
Weather, Rules, Current Events — What a mess
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part IV — High school baseball
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part III — Little League: moving up to 90 foot
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part II — Competitive 60-foot baseball
From LL to NCAA — And All the Stations In-Between — Part I — Let's get started
QuesTec, Bud Selig, Sandy Alderson — Friends of us amateur umpires
Customary and Non Customary Umpiring — Part IV — Righteousness finally triumphs over politics
Customary and Non-Customary Umpiring — Part III — Blowing a rule
Customary and Non-Customary Umpiring — Part II — Breaking with tradition
Customary and Non-Customary Umpiring — Part I — Otherwise known as "situational ethics"
Creative Ejections — Part XI — One final war story
Creative Ejections — Part X — By the numbers
Creative Ejections — Part IX — Youth ball umpires are scarce
Creative Ejections — Part VIII — The beginning of wisdom
Creative Ejections — Part VII — They don’t love me
Creative Ejections — Part VI — When umpires screw up
Creative Ejections — Part V — Dump the fans
Creative Ejections — Part IV — The consequences of my planned ejection
Creative Ejections — Part III — Creating the reputation
Creative Ejections — Part II — There was no dissent in Stalin’s Russia
Calling the Check Swing — A proposal for a change in mechanics
Managing the Zoo — How to impress an assignor
Paid vs. Volunteer — Part II — Baseball and medicine
Paid vs. Volunteer — Part I — Pick a profession
I Wanna be Promoted — Part II — Politics is king
I Wanna be Promoted — Part I — The paymaster is king
Sniper Curtails Youth Sports Parents’ Bad Behavior
Making the Correct Call is not Enough — Part II — You gotta have....
Making the Correct Call is not Enough — Part I — Right makes might
So You Think You're an Umpire?
Officials with Bad Attitudes — Part II
Officials with Bad Attitudes — Part I
Second Guess the Pope, Why of Course
Managing the Umpire's Self Confidence — Part IV — Rising to the top
Managing the Umpire's Self Confidence — Part III — Hard work and hard time
Managing the Umpire's Self Confidence — Part II — They don't know either
Managing the Umpire's Self Confidence — Part I — .04 of a second = 15 inches
Umpires Blowing Rules — Part IV
Umpires Blowing Rules — Part III
Umpires Blowing Rules — Part II
Umpires Blowing Rules — Part I
Umpires and Catholic Priests — What Do They Have in Common?
Plays at First
Too Many Games
City vs. Country — Part II
City vs. Country — Part I
Umpiring Training — Part II
Umpire Training — Part I — Why We Need It
Head Position for Plate Umpires — Part II
Correct Head Position for Slot Umpires — Part I
Dealing with Third-World Plays — Part IV
Dealing with Third-World Plays — Part III
Dealing with Third-World Plays — Part II
Dealing with Third-World Plays — Part I
The Rules of Baseball
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