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You know, it doesn't have to be mutually exclusive. I worked quite a bit of volunteer baseball the past few weeks. LL Minors District, LL Majors District, LL Juniors District, LL Juniors State Tourney and Championship.
Tonight I'll work adult ball for money.
Big whoop.
One thing I want the "arms behind the back" people to address, though. How do you lock in at the same exact place every time, consistently, every pitch, through 6/7/9 innings of baseball?
The arms are an important part of establishing a lock-point. Most umpires that work heel-toe lock in by putting a forearm across their bodies to lock in. Scissors umpires put their hands on their knee to lock in at the same place. Those, like me, that use a hands-on-knees use those hands and feet placement to lock in.
Most umpires that put their hands behind their backs or legs have moving heads when pitches come in. And it is not possible to be the best umpire you can be if you're head is moving when you are calling balls and strikes.
And those people who say Garth is "above" doing youth ball have no idea what you're talking about. I know for a fact he's the UIC for the AAU 13-14 Nationals. I wonder how many hands behind the back umpires he will seriously use in this tournament.
Rich
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