Happy anniversary, Michael. Our friendship means the world to me, and I take great pleasure in following you here on Bluesky, and for encouraging me to join as well. Thank you for always being an ally to me and other women umpires - there's some exciting news on the horizon! Hugs, my friend.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Perry, big hug back to you my friend. Look forward to the news.
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
Happy anniversary, Michael. Our friendship means the world to me, and I take great pleasure in following you here on Bluesky, and for encouraging me to join as well. Thank you for always being an ally to me and other women umpires - there's some exciting news on the horizon! Hugs, my friend.
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Perry, big hug back to you my friend. Look forward to the news.
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
@umpireplb.bsky.social @mzcsmith.bsky.social
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #GirlsWithGame
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #GirlsWithGame
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I love the feeling of having said "I told you so" without saying it
The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
www.wsj.com/sports/socce...
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Book news! Coming spring 2027, ANDY AND THE TRI-CORNERED BASEBALL GAME is my first historical fiction, inspired by a real game that brought the Dodgers, Yankees, and Giants together for one game in 1944 as part of a war bond drive.
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is *super* exciting. I play on a mixed-gender adult team, and when I ran a local non-profit teen travel program, I had the privilege of fielding the first all-girls team in the history of the league.
Hoping DC is in the 1st round of expansion!
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#BaseballForAll
Hoping DC is in the 1st round of expansion!
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#BaseballForAll
Since their @wpbl.bsky.social account is empty, sharing here
It makes me sad that Philly isn’t one of the inaugural teams 😢 especially with Mo’ne Davis. But looking forward to seeing how it goes!
It makes me sad that Philly isn’t one of the inaugural teams 😢 especially with Mo’ne Davis. But looking forward to seeing how it goes!
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is *super* exciting. I play on a mixed-gender adult team, and when I ran a local non-profit teen travel program, I had the privilege of fielding the first all-girls team in the history of the league.
Hoping DC is in the 1st round of expansion!
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#BaseballForAll
Hoping DC is in the 1st round of expansion!
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#BaseballForAll
Hey Mets fans! Do your thing and get the word out. Thanks! #LGM #Mets #MetsSky #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #GirlsWithGame
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Hey Mets fans! Do your thing and get the word out. Thanks! #LGM #Mets #MetsSky #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #GirlsWithGame
#WPBL #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #Baseball #GirlsWithGame #MLB #Boston #NewYork #SanFrancisco #LosAngeles #sports #inclusion
YES! Absolutely key to fostering a devoted fan base.
October 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wonderful news! The Women’s Pro Baseball League will launch in 2026 with four teams. Truly exciting. #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll
www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...
www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...
Four Cities, One Dream: WPBL’s First Four Teams Announced
The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) has officially named its first four cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Boston
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Wonderful news! The Women’s Pro Baseball League will launch in 2026 with four teams. Truly exciting. #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll
www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...
www.womensprobaseballleague.com/2025/10/21/f...
Perry - we need to get the new Women’s Pro Baseball League to have a presence here on @bsky.app #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule
#WPBL#GirlsWithGame
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#WPBL#GirlsWithGame
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
WPBL: Women's Pro Baseball League
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Perry - we need to get the new Women’s Pro Baseball League to have a presence here on @bsky.app #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule
#WPBL#GirlsWithGame
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
#WPBL#GirlsWithGame
www.womensprobaseballleague.com
Perry, l am over the top ecstatic over this news! You rightfully must be feeling really good. Yes!!!
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
October 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Perry, l am over the top ecstatic over this news! You rightfully must be feeling really good. Yes!!!
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
Whohoo!!
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
@umpireplb.bsky.social
@slangsonsports.bsky.social @mzcsmith.bsky.social
@lalbanese.bsky.social
#WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
@umpireplb.bsky.social
@slangsonsports.bsky.social @mzcsmith.bsky.social
@lalbanese.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Visited Norman Rockwell Museum today. Select magazine covers #art #illustrations #baseball #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #LGM #Mets @umpireplb.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Visited Norman Rockwell Museum today. Select magazine covers #art #illustrations #baseball #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #LGM #Mets @umpireplb.bsky.social
Kudos to Alan Porter and crew. There is absolutely no reason why MLB can’t demonstrate awareness by giving umps 5 minutes, bottle of water, etc. after every 60-90 minutes. Manfraud can get sponsors for the breaks #humanity #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Kudos to Alan Porter and crew. There is absolutely no reason why MLB can’t demonstrate awareness by giving umps 5 minutes, bottle of water, etc. after every 60-90 minutes. Manfraud can get sponsors for the breaks #humanity #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame
@umpireplb.bsky.social #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #humanity #compassion
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 1 OCTOBER 2025
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
THESE TERRIBLE TIMES
TODAY ....A THREAD
I hope you will indulge me and see the whole thread
There are people who come into your life and change you
for the better
I love Dr. Jane Goodall truly with all my heart (🧵1)
DAY 1 OCTOBER 2025
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
THESE TERRIBLE TIMES
TODAY ....A THREAD
I hope you will indulge me and see the whole thread
There are people who come into your life and change you
for the better
I love Dr. Jane Goodall truly with all my heart (🧵1)
October 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
You'd think an umpire this close has an advantage in calling a play accurately, Michael, but the opposite is true. It sounds counter-intuitive, but the farther away from a play an umpire is, the better he or she can see the big picture as well as the small details. ("Farther" within reason.)
October 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Perry - you are the best! Congratulations on setting a world record. #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #JeopardyChampion #HOF #Springsteen #MLB #LGM #Mets #YogiBerra
Rang out the summer of 2025 by playing catch at the Yogi Berra Museum in NJ with my partner Roberta Newman and 1178 other catch pairs, all of us joining in to set a world record for the biggest game of catch ever played in one place at one time. And guess what?
WE DID IT!!! and it was a blast❤️⚾
WE DID IT!!! and it was a blast❤️⚾
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Perry - you are the best! Congratulations on setting a world record. #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #JeopardyChampion #HOF #Springsteen #MLB #LGM #Mets #YogiBerra
Steve and Alex Cohen, using their wealth & generosity for the highest purpose: making the world a better place for all through IWBC’s good works, and our promise to preserve, protect, and promote the history of girls and women in baseball. The future too, which the new @wpbl.bsky.social has lit up!
The IWBC has received a $2 Million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by philanthropist & Mets Owner Alex Cohen, and a $350,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets. Read the full details at iwbc.org/cohenfoundationgrant/
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@umpireplb.bsky.social @mzcsmith.bsky.social #WomenInSports #WomenUmpires #BaseballForAll #UmpiresRule #GirlsWithGame #LGM #Mets @slangsonsports.bsky.social @pidgeos.bsky.social
The IWBC has received a $2 Million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, led by philanthropist & Mets Owner Alex Cohen, and a $350,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the New York Mets. Read the full details at iwbc.org/cohenfoundationgrant/
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S BASEBALL CENTER RECEIVES $2,000,000 GRANT FROM STEVEN & ALEXANDRA COHEN FOUNDATION AND $350,000 GRANT FROM AMAZIN’ METS FOUNDATION - International Women’s Baseball Center
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S BASEBALL CENTER RECEIVES $2,000,000 GRANT FROM STEVEN & ALEXANDRA COHEN FOUNDATION AND $350,000 GRANT FROM AMAZIN’ METS FOUNDATION Grant Funding to Aid IWBC’s Phase I Completion ...
iwbc.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The first major league manager to encourage me when I was hired to umpire some Mets intrasquads during spring training in St. Petersburg in 1985.
Every umpire needs and deserves validation, and Dave Johnson gave it to me for no reason other than that he was a good guy. Safe travels to him.
Every umpire needs and deserves validation, and Dave Johnson gave it to me for no reason other than that he was a good guy. Safe travels to him.
Davey Johnson has died at age 82. He was a 4-time All-Star second basemen who hit 43 home runs in 1973 - 1 of 3 Braves players to reach the 40 HR mark that year. He also won 1,372 games as a manager, won the 1986 World Series with the Mets & was a 2X manager of the year.
nypost.com/2025/09/06/s...
nypost.com/2025/09/06/s...
September 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Podcast is taking a short hiatus this week but we still love yah, so in honor of the Women's Pro Baseball League tryouts, check out this insightful interview with A’s front office exec and
MLB Girls’ Baseball Ambassador Veronica Alvarez on growing the game for women. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
MLB Girls’ Baseball Ambassador Veronica Alvarez on growing the game for women. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Veronica Alvarez Interview
YouTube video by First Time Listener, Long Time Caller
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
He was the classic "happy on the outside but lonely on the inside" guy. I didn't see it the day he drove to New York to meet me from his home in Endicott, a long way from the city, where he lived with his mother and cared for her even after she stopped recognizing him.
Looking forward to Jim's bio
Looking forward to Jim's bio
Ron Luciano called MLB umpires stuffed shirts. "They feel that they are supposed to be seen and not heard — like a good little kid," he said. "But I was never a good little kid.” Learn more in my bio Big Loosh, from @univnebpress.bsky.social. (Susquehanna Magazine, Binghamton Press, Jan. 11, 1981)
August 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
One of the world's best international umpires, Sophiyah Liu, will be representing all us women umps who toil away in obscurity, not for gelt or glory, but for the pure love of the game when she's honored at PNC Park in Pittsburgh by the Pirates on September 3rd. I'll be right there cheering her on!
August 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM