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briancurtin Sun Aug 07, 2005 08:29pm

i cant find that thread dudeinblue or someone made about using it on the field, but i remember the general consensus was that it was wrong and unprofessional. PU in tonights cubs/mets game has a can in his back pocket. no idea who it is, and i dont know why they take vacation days or what their tire pressure is, so this isnt a thread for that crap.

just throwing this out there since i saw it and thought of that thread

bbump82 Sun Aug 07, 2005 08:37pm

Chew
 
It is my understanding that at ALL organizations, except the Majors, tobacco has been outlawed. This includes the umpires as well. Speaking as a former user, I'd like to say that this is a good thing, I got started when I played in HS.

mattmets Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:24pm

That's weird....how easy can it be for the home plate umpire to use chew, especially when he has the hockey mask? It's not like he's working the bases when he can spit as he chews....If you need my opinion on the issue, look at what happened to Doug Harvey.

BigUmp56 Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:27am


Maybe it was one of those cans of bubble gum fashioned to appear like a can of snuff!

Tim.

jicecone Mon Aug 08, 2005 06:53am

Quote:

Originally posted by BigUmp56

Maybe it was one of those cans of bubble gum fashioned to appear like a can of snuff!

Tim.

Strawberry flavored. I agree.

jumpmaster Wed Aug 10, 2005 01:01pm

Quote:

Originally posted by mattmets
That's weird....how easy can it be for the home plate umpire to use chew, especially when he has the hockey mask? It's not like he's working the bases when he can spit as he chews....
not everyone who chews, spits.

mattmets Wed Aug 10, 2005 02:25pm

Quote:

Originally posted by jumpmaster
not everyone who chews, spits. [/B]
Then it's tougher to throw up with a helmet on. Or a mask for that matter.

scottyman51 Wed Aug 10, 2005 02:27pm

Terry Francona chews alot during the game. Last night he was arguing with the umpire,i think it was cousins and the tabacco was flying every which way,it was really quite funny. Alen Embree chows alot as he playing. Its kinda gross but hey if they want cancer let them.

mattmets Wed Aug 10, 2005 02:56pm

Last night when Francona was going crazy he had bubble gum in his mouth. If you were able to see the game you would have seen him the next inning picking tobacco up off the back of the bench and chewing. Unless they make bright pink tobacco, he was chewing gum when he was screaming at Bill Miller, then he finally flung it across the field.

scottyman51 Wed Aug 10, 2005 03:55pm

Yea i ran in from the other room after my dad said he was arguing and when i got out there i saw him throw something on the ground. I was wrong,and i dont know how i thought it was cousins when he was behind the plate. It's that kinda day. Thanks mattmets for clearing it up that,and pointing out my stupidity. He does chew a bunch of tabacco just not at that time.

BigUmp56 Wed Aug 10, 2005 05:18pm



brian,

If you are still looking for the thread where dudeinblue made such a grand showing regarding his take on chewing tobacco on the field, you can find it on page 3 of this forum under " Sunflower seeds on the field "


Tim.

LeftyRef Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:00pm

Actually, Francona wraps his chew in bubble gum. Just when you thought it couldn't get any more disgusting...

greymule Wed Aug 17, 2005 09:20am

<b>Francona wraps his chew in bubble gum.</b>

Former Yankee pitcher Steve Hamilton used to do that, too. I once saw him accidently swallow the whole glob and have to leave the game.

Strange and small world. At a summer picnic, during a general discussion on baseball, I related that story to a woman who then informed me that she had dated Steve Hamilton in high school and had remained good friends with him until he died in 1997 (of cancer, two days after his 62nd birthday). As the conversation continued, the woman told me that she had recently lost her son, who had been killed when he fell off his motorcycle <b>while parking it.</b>

Superdog50 Thu Aug 18, 2005 07:07pm

Tobacco Use
 
6 or 7 years ago I was umpiring 17-18 year old summer league games in Ellisville, Mississippi and there was a coach (in the coaching box) smoking a cigar. The first opportunity I told him that tobacco products were not allowed. He accused the coach of the other team of asking me to do this. Of course that is not true. It is real easy to stand out on the field smoking a cigar. Anyway, that was the last game that I officiated in the league. The Coach in question was on the league board of directors. Obviously, he was immuned from the rules. That was my first summer to officiate in that league even though I had been an umpire elsewhere for more that 10 years. I had always heard what a "bush league" this was but this just confirmed it.

LDUB Thu Aug 18, 2005 08:47pm

Re: Tobacco Use
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Superdog50
6 or 7 years ago I was umpiring 17-18 year old summer league games in Ellisville, Mississippi and there was a coach (in the coaching box) smoking a cigar. The first opportunity I told him that tobacco products were not allowed. He accused the coach of the other team of asking me to do this. Of course that is not true. It is real easy to stand out on the field smoking a cigar. Anyway, that was the last game that I officiated in the league. The Coach in question was on the league board of directors. Obviously, he was immuned from the rules. That was my first summer to officiate in that league even though I had been an umpire elsewhere for more that 10 years. I had always heard what a "bush league" this was but this just confirmed it.
In everything below MLB, tobacco = auto ejection.

You should have ejected him.

BigUmp56 Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:26pm



That works for all with the exception of dudeinblue, who would remove the cigar from the coaches posession and then share a big fat chaw with him Tennessee style!


Tim.

LMan Fri Aug 19, 2005 10:09am

Quote:

Originally posted by mattmets
Last night when Francona was going crazy he had bubble gum in his mouth. If you were able to see the game you would have seen him the next inning picking tobacco up off the back of the bench and chewing. Unless they make bright pink tobacco, he was chewing gum when he was screaming at Bill Miller, then he finally flung it across the field.

wow.


what brand was it?

dudeinblue Sat Aug 20, 2005 08:52pm

hello fellas, I'm back. Been away for a couple of weeks. Actually BigUmp, I don't like cigars. Next year when I umpire high school ball, I will not chew. It is only during the summer that I do this. I actually quit for 6 months (Jan.-June), but unfortunately picked it back up. Lord willing, I will quit before next season.

TBBlue Sat Aug 20, 2005 10:47pm

AAUUUGGGHHHHHHH!


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