At my son’s Little League All Star game a few weeks ago I engaged in a conversation with the home plate umpire before the game started.  I asked him how long he had been umping little league games.  He said it had been 18 years.  He then proceeded to tell me about a conversation he had the night before with another long time umpire who had advanced to umping college ball.  In a nutshell it was a story about leadership and giving back, so it resonated with me and I want to share it with you.  This is how the conversation went: (more…)