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I am facing about 30 days of physical therapy. Coming back from Austin from the State Board Meeting, I helped a little lady (weight about 100 lbs) with her bag (weight about 100 lbs). Going up to the overhead bin was no problem. Coming down, I tore a tendon in my elbow.
The orthopedic surgeon said: "Well, you certainly can't call strikes with your arm like this."
I said: "You mean I can't signal strikes. I can damn sure call 'em."
He said: "So you prefer surgery to therapy, huh?"
The good news is the Board named me the state clinician. We're about to embark on a mission to improve the training in Texas.
I was the first statewide clinican back in 1990, but the executive director thought it would be better if the chief umpire was in Dallas where the TASO headquarters were.
The current group has returned me to my rightful place. (That's a big grin, guys.)
We'll be working on the curriculum for the next few months. If you have tips, ideas, suggestions, complaints, let me know.
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