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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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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]
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And I would never disagree with your views
on our state leadership. Change comes very
slowly here, and some folks have to be dragged
kicking and screaming to change anything. "We've
always done it that way" seems to be their mantra......
Chuck