Hey, Moose - I've heard that your association uses a four man crew. If this is true, please explain why they are wearing the leg chains.....
Also, I found a recent picture of you in a newspaper article, but I don't know how to post a .jpg into these posts! If you know advise me and I'll put it up for you to see.
Regarding the questions in my original post, it seems there are so many associations nationwide, and so many ways of doing things that this format might help in the exchange of ideas in improving local associations. Whatever works!
Personal, I belong to four association. Fortunately, only one is a sham. I'm afraid it may not be too long before it goes into extinction at the rate members are leaving. The other three associations do the best they can given current membership involvement.
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Originally posted by BJ Moose
Good beer guzzling topic... but I would "wonder" about any persons here who would respond by ripping their own associations. But of course, no one would do THAT! 
Another question to the list would be.. Do you need to belong to MULTIPLE associations to get different types of ball? Seems most places have separate asssociations for High School, Summer Kid ball, Adult, etc.
In the Frozen Tundra (Seattle) the association covers all baseball, (see above), so I only need to be in one Association. And when I get hungry for a cheeseburger, diet coke, and some MILF sightings... I do a volunteer LL game.
Training is a tough issue. Way back when I had first year training is was long and intense. But we (how about others) are caught by shortage of umpires and applicants. It's bad enough we need to scour work release programs to FIND new warm bodies... if you insist on a too long and too intense training regimen... you lose them.
(note): For those readers "humor challenged", please be advised that the above note contains mirth and mild hilarity. Thus, my Assoc does not actually take new applicants from Work Release.
Mike Branch
Member
EWS
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