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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by Carl Childress
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by Carl Childress
My association forbids umpires from using sunflower seeds during a game.
Hooray!
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My, isn't your association a little anal retentive. Someone pass me a bag of seeds, please (but only if I'm working the bases).
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Rich: With such an attitude, we wouldn't certify you in our association.
Our umpires, about 120, overwhelmingly supported the ban - in a vote. We think chewing seeds on the field is the ultimate in non-professionalism.
"You're out!! Oops, sorry about the seeds, man."
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I wouldn't want to work in your association, but you already knew that. I eat seeds about once a year. This year it was in the Netherlands a few weeks ago when it was de rigeur to be handed a bag on the way out to work the bases.
Why are you people so freaking uptight, anyway? And actually, I find this funny coming from a guy who would wear long-sleeved UnderArmour under a short sleeved uniform shirt. Talk about unprofessional....
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As a three-time cancer victim, I prefer the long-sleeve Under Armour. It reduces the chances of skin cancer. I appreciate your concern and intuitive understanding of an area of the country about which you know nothing.
Oh, your ignorance is showing - again. TASO, because of our "southern exposure," permits long sleeves under the short-sleeved shirt. The uniform code requires red sleeves, which I use for TASO games. I generally wear the blue for USSSA, where we use red shirts.
At the state board meeting in Austin next week, I'll share your comments with the officers. I'm sure they will be pleased to hear your opinion though it's likely they have never heard of you.