Officially Speaking: An Umpire's Point of View... for Coaches, Players and Fans Too

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Officially Speaking brings an umpire's unique point of view to coaches, players and fans, as well as the everyday umpire working 8-12 games every weekend your assignor can squeeze out of you. Former Minor League turned college umpires Luke Hamilton & Brian Hertzog (@LukeBrianTour) will take you around the world, talking with sports officials from all corners of the globe. From 6,900 feet up, overlooking beautiful Lake Hallstatt in Austria, to our unintentional around-the-world trip home after umpiring rubber baseball in Taipei, you'll find it here on the podcast as well as our YouTube Channel!

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S1:E4 John White, Umpire Placement Course

Dec 10 2019 34 mins  
In this week's podcast we'll be talking to John White of Umpire Placement Course just before his visit down to Florida. He'll be working with students out of both professional umpire schools for placement in the West Coast League, among others, in 2019. Next, Brian R. Hertzog talks briefly about a camp that he's been looking forward to putting on in the weeks to come for Northwest

S1:E6 Umpire Thomas Haywood, Confederation of European Baseball

May 30 2019 54 mins  
Confederation of European Baseball Umpire Thomas Haywood is THE guy whom Luke and Brian have to thank for the opportunity to umpire in places like Austria, England, Taiwan, and coming up in August of 2019, Xi'an, China! In this conversation with Thomas we'll talk about his multiple trips to Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring - first as a student, then as a photographer - so

S1:E5 Arbitro Jairo Martinez, Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional

Feb 28 2019 27 mins  
This week we'll reach into the way-back machine all the way to Luke and Brian's first big trip together in 2011, the Venezuela Winter League. Today we're joined by our good friend and 16-yr Crew Chief en La Liga, Arbitro (Umpire) Jairo Martinez. 2:51 - We welcome 20-yr veteran of la Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional, Jairo Martinez. 4:38 - Gearing up for baseball season for us

S1:E3 The Luke Brian Tour - this is how we roll...

Jan 25 2019 51 mins  
"In two-thousand seventeen, a crack-commando umpire crew traveled the world umpiring baseball, and never once forgot to bring the drone. "These men have survived questionable Airbnb's, White Cliffs, and rubber baseballs, from Taipei to the London Underground. "Today, still ridiculed by armchair umpires, they somehow survive unscathed by 'Homer Announcers' worldwide. "If you have a

S1:E2 Branch Rickey Pt 2 - Jackie Robinson and Branch Sr.

Apr 16 2018 21 mins  
03:30 - Branch Rickey's options following high school and ending up at Ohio Wesleyan, the same as his father, grandfather and multiple family members. 06:24 - The year Branch Rickey, Sr was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and a brief explanation of the structure of an MLB farm system... "It's a particularly fun inheritance." -B.R. 07:55 - Branch Rickey, Sr coaches a team a

S1:E1 Branch Rickey - Pacific Coast League President & International Man of Mystery

Apr 15 2018 37 mins  
03:39 - Triple-A Pacific Coast League President, Mr. Branch Rickey. 06:12 - How nostalgia evokes emotions in us from the relationships created over the course of a career. "The bonds that reach across the decades." -B.R. 09:09 - Branch's start in professional baseball, The Appy. 13:28 - The most unique story I've ever heard from Branch, the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany; hi