As I See It: An Umpire Podcast

About As I See It: An Umpire Podcast

This umpire pod cast takes you through the game situations of a new-ish official in the IHSA calling baseball and softball and the IHSAA officiating baseball. Hosted by Joe Sweeny. Joe talks about situation that happen on the field, how they happened, and how the rules apply to them. To contact me, email AsISeeItPodcast1995@gmail.com

Publisher

Joe Sweeny

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2023

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026

   High School Season Recap S4 E5

   In this episode, Joe recaps the high school season including his post season assignment, what he has been doing in the meantime as well gives his thoughts on the new chest protector pad from UmpGuare Retrofit. Intro music credit to MagPieMusic.

2. 

   1 May 2026

   Interview with UmpIQ.com's Dave Severson, Umpire Clinic, and Getting Shown Up?

   In this episode, Joe interviews David Severson, creator of UmpIQ.com a great interactive tool for umpires. Also, recap of a clinic Joe held for a local league in Madisonville, Ky. And Joe got shown up and did nothing about it. Yikes! Joe is an IHSA and an IHSAA baseball Umpire. In this Podcast, we talk about game situations, rules, and baseball umpiring in general. Joe is working High School Baseball and is his fourth season. He as been selected for postseason for the last two seasons. Will he get selected this season? We will find out in the next episode. Opening music credit: Magpie Music

3. 

   10 Apr 2026

   Basics, Umpire Do's and Dont's, And 2 Ejections

   Joe is an IHSA and IHSAA baseball umpire, who does some softball for Jr. High and summer league. Joe has been umpiring for 8 years and is in his 5th highschool baseball season currently. He discusses all things umpiring including game situations he encounters on the field. In this episode Joe discusses situations to learn from, do's and dont's, and is first 2 ejections ever. Although not an official sponsor of the show, you can get a discount from www.umpireclassroom.com with promo code JOE1414. Please feel free to reach out on Facebook, or email at asiseeitpodcast1995@gmail.com. Please like and subscribe. Intro music credit to magpiemusic.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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