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Originally Posted by GROUPthink
Some of us like doing this umpiring thing but don't really need the work. I'd spend more time on my boat and with my kids.
Let's back up a second. Clearly I don't work leagues like this -- I work college baseball, high school baseball, summer adult baseball, and some other youth stuff where the rules are well defined. I appreciate you folks who are forced to deal with Calvinball rules, but I really don't have to deal with that. NCAA and FED rules are well defined and I don't run into people who would insist on such idiocy as banning eyewear. I wear sunglasses everywhere, including the plate and I couldn't imagine telling someone they aren't allowed to protect their eyes, but I guess some of you feel that's OK.
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I was just telling you that you would not be getting called back in a desperate attempt to find an umpire. I don't think I've ever heard of a local "no sunglasses" rule (which is asinine) because I would have to stop umpiring, as I too wear sunglasses all the time when outside. Plus, there is no "freelance" umpiring here. It's assignors and associations only. You can't go around drumming up your own business.