Life Behind the Mask : Memoir of a Youth Baseball Umpire (Paperback)

from rosalita

It's clear from reading this book that the author, Michael Schafer, has the right attitude toward being a youth umpire. He repeatedly emphasizes the idea of youth baseball as being fun for the participants, and he tries to demonstrate that over-involved parents rarely contribute much positive to ...

from JoK

A nice read. The best part of this book are the stories, of all sorts, that you would expect from a Little League umpire. I certainly got some chuckles out of a few. The connecting exposition can be a bit slow, and the rules lessons a bit strained, but all in all worth reading - especially for th...

from NellieMc

This book has one large positive and one large negative. On the positive, the author truly loves his subject - umpiring youth baseball - and teaching kids and his readers about the sport - his commitment comes through as genuine. As evidence he supplies several stories from his long career umpiri...

from delphimo

I enjoy baseball and was thrilled to receive a copy of this book told from the umpire's view. Michael Schafer is a good writer; he is well versed in the English language. His stories are funny and interesting. The only problem is that Schafer either wants to impress the reader with his knowledge ...

from 2chickenabe

As a father of two Cal Ripken League players I was looking forward to reading the memoirs of an experienced umpire. Having been to hundreds of youth baseball games, and even officiating a couple myself, I was hoping that this book would give me an insiders perspective of life behind the mask. Unf...