Black and Blue Umpire Association

Good evening everyone! As we step into the twilight of fall baseball remember to work hard and prep for spring!

There will be some big announcements coming in the new year. So let's all buckle down and work hard to finish this year out strong!

I had the privilege of being a guest on the podcast, From A to Zebra! This was the nice note from Dana Papas Director of Officiating Services @ The National Federation High School Athletics, shared with me after the recording. Keep up the outstanding work Dana!

"We want to thank you for taking the time to visit with us and sharing your perspective with us and our audience. We appreciate your support and friendship and for everything you do for officiating! The links to the podcast can be found below. Feel free to share as much as you’d like"

Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-a-to-zebra-podcast-s1-e17-letter-o-opportunity/id1769074047?i=1000683181300

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/iPNIpY0S9GU?si=faPMWkwlqFsyNEyM

S1E17 Letter O - Opportunity guest Billy Haze Chapters00:00 Introduction to Opportunity in Officiating03:58 Billy Haze's Umpiring Journey18:37 The Importance of Seizing Opportunities23:37 Transitioning f...

The 2023 Hawaii Baseball Umpire Summit will be held Nov. 29-Dec. 3 on Oahu, sponsored free of charge by the PacWest Conference and . Read more at thepacwest.com. Outstanding group of instructors that have been assembled & a special "Thank You" to The PacWest Conference & Commisioner Weaver. The amazing staff @ Hawaii Pacific University, lead by Debbie Snell & staff for the support & sponsorship of this great event. Hit the QR code to learn more about this event & to get registered. Aloha everyone & we will see you in a few weeks!

The tournament season is almost upon us. Pretty soon we will be sharing or hosting tournament dates. Keep looking in your emails for tournaments that come up if you are already on our distribution lists.

SoCal area umpires we have 3 different Tournaments going on this weekend. 1 in orange county at the great parks Irvine, one in the inland empire utilizing 2 of the nicer college fields, and a big tournament in San Diego. We pay $70 a game all games are 2 umpire mechanics. If you are coming in from a distance we will max out your games. If you are interested let us know at [email protected]

Hello everyone it has been awhile. Finally remembered the password lol.

We have a tournament this weekend at OC Great parks in Irvine. $70 a game all 2 man. In need of some umpires hotel provided 4 games a day 8 total max

If interested contact us at [email protected]

This is great think I'll need to update for umpire use as well

Best sign ever 😂😂😂

We are less than 30 days away from NCAA baseball and 19 days away from the first NAIA game. Virtual meetings are taking place for conferences (including this one for our presidents 3 college conferences). The excitement is building. 100+ umpires on this call alone.

Our goal for the upcoming year is to help nurture our youth umpire staff and hopefully move you guys up so you participate in meetings like this in the future. Stay tuned for more BBUA info on our plans to help do just that.

Scott
Director of Operations

We want to wish every brother and sister a very Merry Christmas and we hope to see you all next year!