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Originally posted by umpduck11
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by umpduck11
Want a quick two-week suspension? Wear
a long-sleeved jersey to call a high school
game here in Alabama. Do it on the bases while
carrying an indicator, well I guess that'd be
four weeks.
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That's because some dinosaurs think that you'd probably look better in a white shirt and bolo tie.
Have they removed the Fechheimer requirement there? Have they softened at all to wearing an umpire helmet?
What a backwards state....and what a bunch of control freaks running it.
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Bolo ties? In all my life, I've seen
one person in this state wear a bolo tie,
and he was a rodeo cowboy. There is no longer
a Fechheimer requirement, but we can forget
wearing the HS helmet.
We're not as backward as many think,Rich. If
you ever have the time/urge, I'd love for you
to come experience some "Alabama hospitality",
and work some games with us. I'd enjoy it, and
I think you would also.
Chuck
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Chuck,
The bolo tie line was a joke.
I'm sure that the individual umpires are outstanding people to work with -- I've worked with one outstanding Alabaman (in lower Alabama, actually
). But who do these policies benefit? Look at the "umpire helmet" nonsense -- who does it benefit? I think it's silly to use an indicator on the bases, but why should something like THAT be up to the state?
A few umpires or administrators on a power trip make the state look silly.
--Rich
[Edited by Rich Fronheiser on Dec 26th, 2005 at 11:49 AM]