1. Double-A leagues have three umpires, and all other leagues use two. 2. In previous Little League seasons, we had real umpires to call the games. 3. It was a second victory for the American who successfully had umpire Bruno Rebeuh removed from the tournament Tuesday. 4. Morris denied an allegation by Davey Phillips, a dissident umpire who is not related to the union leader, that it has several umpires on its payroll. 5. A bid to shorten major league baseball games for the coming season has umpires looking to lower the strike zone for pitchers. |