Quote:
Originally posted by briancurtin
Quote:
Originally posted by PWL
Just buy you a a digital watch with stop watch in it if you want to keep exact time. Much easier to keep up with and more handier, too.
Oh yeah, put on your wrist like your suppose to.
[Edited by PWL on Dec 13th, 2005 at 12:30 AM]
|
put it on your wrist and prepare to hear "you got somewhere to go blue? you keep looking at your watch an awful lot"
|
I sure am learning a lot here. Before coming on board here, I had never heard of there being anything wrong with wearing your wristwatch. Many of our umpires wear watches, both on the plate, and on the bases. I have always worn one (but now I won't anymore!.) Nobody has ever said any kind of remark about having somewhere to go, or anything similar (that I'm aware of.) I only use it for when to start the pre-game conference and the game. I don't look at it often, or in an obvious manner as to draw any comments. Maybe I should put it in my pocket, but then if I pulled it out to look at it, I would be calling attention to it.
Is there any rule against wearing a watch? Is it some kind of secret "unwritten" rule of which I wasn't informed? I've never seen anything in print about an umpire wearing a watch. The NFHS rule concerning jewelry is for the players, not the officials.