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Originally Posted by lawump
There is nothing more satisfying (and I mean nothing) than having your "A" game with you when you are working a BIG game. Nothing. It is addictive. It is like a drug I crave. After a working such a game ...I swear I have an out-of-body experience for several hours.
To rise to the challenge: [whether it was working my first pro game in a real stadium (and overcoming more nerves than you can imagine); my first pro game with ESPN/CNNSI present and recording; my first college game on the plate between two top 10 teams in a packed stadium; or working a Class AAAA state championship game in front of thousands of people] and to deliver a solid performance that makes your assignors say, "we had the right man on the job for that game" is what it is all about.
Those are the games for which I umpire all the other games for.
I swear that in the middle of a BIG game...when I KNOW I have my "A" game going...that I can actually feel the hair on my neck begin to stand up.
That is why I'm addicted to umpiring.
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Amen lawump!
While I haven't had some of the specific pleasures you have had in terms of comperable "big games", I feel it is an honor to be assigned to these "big games." My adrenaline is going, and I am out there to perform well and give my extra efforts - just like the players.
My name is Warren, and I'm an umpiring addict. I haven't called a game in 168 days...