Umpire License Plates

blueump · #1 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 08:03am

My wife is considering getting new custom license plates for my car. I was thinking about something to do with my umpiring. Any suggestions?

Keep in mind that it must be 8 numbers/letters or less, spaces count as letters, and has to stay "clean".

A few of my own ideas:

GR8 UMP
U R OUT

Rich · #2 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 08:08am

Quote:

Originally posted by blueump
My wife is considering getting new custom license plates for my car. I was thinking about something to do with my umpiring. Any suggestions?

Keep in mind that it must be 8 numbers/letters or less, spaces count as letters, and has to stay "clean".

A few of my own ideas:

GR8 UMP
U R OUT

Friend of mine has: RNG EM UP - I guess spaces don't count as letters here.

I don't know why anyone would want to advertise that they are an official AT GAMES. I remember reading Luciano's book and one rule I've always remembered is that you should never park in a space reserved for the umpire/official if you want to have a working car left after some calls go against the home team.

mick · #3 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 08:17am

Quote:

Originally posted by blueump
My wife is considering getting new custom license plates for my car. I was thinking about something to do with my umpiring. Any suggestions?

I agree with Rich.
You also may consider a small "bullseye".

mick

Patrick Szalapski · #4 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 09:06am

Brainstorming a bit...

TKYRBASE
IKNORULZ
NO ARGUE
JDGMNTCL
EJCTTHIS
BIG DOG
BIGDGUMP
BTTRSOUT
UMP4LIFE
NO FYC ...some umpire advocacy?
BLUE (Probably taken...)
for you, why not BLUEUMP?
MANINBLU
STRIKE 3
STRIKOUT
1-0 HEVN
OK UMP
GOOD UMP
SMITTY
OLSMITTY
NFHSUMP
NCAAUMP
YOUTHUMP
UMPIRE
OFFICIAL
BLINDMAN
2HOURGM
RESPECT
NO WALKS
SWNGTHBT

P-Sz

scyguy · #5 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 02:06pm

wow I am impressed Patrick. If I was you, I would not advertise it. I know you are proud to be an official, so am I, but others could damage your fine auto because of an excellent call you made that they did not agree with.

greymule · #6 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 02:44pm

I gave NJ Motor Vehicles several options for an umpire-related vanity plate for my motorcycle. Somebody already had

BALL4
STRIKE
BLUE

But I got

SEZ U

which I'm happy I got, since STRIKE might have had people thinking I was some sort of labor organizer, and BLUE is just a color to most people. BALL4 would provoke insults from people who think my strike zone is too tight.

I saw one ASA ump with

UMP 3

NJ prohibits obvious combinations of letters, as well as any combination that might lead some kid to shoot up his school: BLD, KLL, DTH, MRDR, BMB, etc.

One Italian guy chose the plate WOP (plus a number), but they ended up taking it back from him. I don't know whether or not they refunded his vanity plate fee or gave him another choice.

GarthB · #7 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 03:33pm

Quote:

Originally posted by blueump
My wife is considering getting new custom license plates for my car. I was thinking about something to do with my umpiring. Any suggestions?

Keep in mind that it must be 8 numbers/letters or less, spaces count as letters, and has to stay "clean".

A few of my own ideas:

GR8 UMP
U R OUT

What a great idea. Identifying your car as belonging to the umpire.

How about:

SMSH WNDW
KEYMYCAR
DUMBUMP

3appleshigh · #8 (**permalink**) Tue May 11, 2004, 04:58pm

BANGER
CLSCLL
LLSTNKS
4DAKIDS
IMPRTL
STRRRRRK
FLLCNT
LOWZONE
HIGHZONE
LW N AWY
IN YR EAR (sorry Field of dreams moment)
PL8SWPR
NIT4MNY (i'd love the look on peoples faces with this one)
P15
WRSTUMP
BADCALL

sir_eldren · #9 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 03:22am

Very interesting topic.

One of the umpires in my organization has a really nice little sports car and has personalized plates that say "THE UMP". I once asked him if anything has ever happened to his car because of that and he said he's never had anything happen to it.

I'm considering getting vanity plates for my car when I move to Nevada this Summer. However, rather than showing I'm an umpire, I'd show that I'm a hockey referee (my first love...). But it sure is tough finding something descriptive in the 7 letters Nevada allows. *sigh*

But for an umpire. . . hmm....

7 ININGS (How much HS ball do you do?)
FLY BALL
STRK ZON
NFLD FLY
3-2 CNT
PLAYBALL

-Craig

thumpferee · #10 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 05:59am

CLM AZ ICM

3appleshigh · #11 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 07:32am

how about

RD STRP
LINEY
5MNMJR
TRPIN
SLSHIN
HGH STK
WSL BLWR (Maybe not so good for nevada LOL, you could get a bumber sticker that says I just enrolled in the Witness protection program)
PENALTY
STRIPES
CNTR ICE
FC OFF MN

tiger49 · #12 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 08:24am

forgot
901 C or if you like to make your own highway rules 901C DRV

also
CANT SEE

umps with big zones and appitites
21IN PLT

Patrick Szalapski · #13 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 08:46am

Two more:

NOCRYING
XTRAINNG

P-Sz

w_sohl · #14 (**permalink**) Wed May 12, 2004, 08:49am

Mine says "OFYSHE 8" but that is because "OFISHY 8" was taken....

I'm in Illinois but wont be for to much longer so if you are in Illinois and want that plate wait a bit cause it will be back out there.

Also can be done:

OFYSHY 8
OFISHE 8

I do football and basketball as well...

imkcalls · #15 (**permalink**) Thu May 13, 2004, 09:47am

imkcalls