Blue Crew Diaries: Little League Baseball Umpire Insights

2026 Rulebook Significant Updates

In this episode, we go over the significant updates to the Little League rulebook for the 2026 season. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, be sure to drop me an email at bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com [bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com] *The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast represent the personal views of Blue Crew Diaries and Daryl Johnson, and in no way reflect those of Little League International, it's employees or players*

2025 Season Wrap-Up

In this episode, we put a lid on the 2025 Little League season. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, be sure to drop me an email at bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com [bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com] This episode is also posted on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yNz4Q3nHv7g?si=zu6ahOejK2Co8KVM [https://youtu.be/yNz4Q3nHv7g?si=zu6ahOejK2Co8KVM] *The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast represent the personal views of Blue Crew Diaries and Daryl Johnson, and in no way reflect those of Little League International, it's employees or players*

Home Runs and Hard Lessons: The Bat Flip Debate!

In this episode, we talk about the controversies in both New Jersey and Maine that have come up in the last week. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, be sure to drop me an email at bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com [bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com] This episode is also posted on Youtube: https://youtu.be/i3paJ1jHRL4 [https://youtu.be/i3paJ1jHRL4] *The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast represent the personal views of Blue Crew Diaries and Daryl Johnson, and in no way reflect those of Little League International, it's employees or players*

You've Been Horrible All Season!!!

In this episode, we finish off the regular season, and talk about how to deal with negative comments from players and coaches As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, be sure to drop me an email at bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com [bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com] This episode is also posted on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FwWdncc70No [https://youtu.be/FwWdncc70No] *The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast represent the personal views of Blue Crew Diaries and Daryl Johnson, and in no way reflect those of Little League International, it's employees or players*

Head On A Swivel

In this episode, we'll go over what has happened in the last few weeks, and how to stay in the game and be the best umpire you can be. As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for future episodes, be sure to drop me an email at bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com [bluecrewdiaries@gmail.com] This episode is also posted on Youtube: https://youtu.be/EXVmjUj7O9A [https://youtu.be/EXVmjUj7O9A] *The thoughts and opinions expressed on this podcast represent the personal views of Blue Crew Diaries and Daryl Johnson, and in no way reflect those of Little League International, it's employees or players*