Interesting Photo

[SanDiegoSteve]

Not everybody can be skinny. Many people are pre-disposed to being overweight due to health problems such as diabetes and metabolism problems.

Big John McSherry was a damn good umpire, despite weighing nearly 400 pounds. There have been other huge umpires throughout history, and they have done a damn fine job.

I'm a big fellah, and I'll race you around the diamond any time. As long as the big tubbies can get around and don't just stand in one place turning circles, then you need to back away from the fat jokes.

I am concerned about the hat though. What kind of league uses this style of hat?

Another thing, aren't these leagues supplying the replacements with authentic League uniforms? And new gear? and new pants? Why are these umpires being forced onto the field looking shoddy? Mismatched pants, jackets hanging down past their butts. What's up with this? I have seen some of the pictures on the AMLU site, and most crews at least look the part. Then I see other pictures, like the one Tim posted, and this one. Where are the nice unis? Bad form.

[big]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I'm a big fellah, and I'll race you around the diamond any time.

Hey Steve! We need to work a game together sometime! Do ya think that we might get the coaches attention @ the plate meeting while they are standing there feeling dwarfed?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by big

Hey Steve! We need to work a game together sometime! Do ya think that we might get the coaches attention @ the plate meeting while they are standing there feeling dwarfed?

We would certainly keep the field from flying away!

[umpduck11]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I am concerned about the hat though. What kind of league uses this style of hat?

The ITL. (Interstate Trucker's League).

[orangeump]

i dont think anyone is forcing them to go out and have pictures taken with their leg guards on their arms as well as their white hats.....THEY put themself in that spot

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AMLU

NO, no and no. No one is forcing anyone, do you see any guns aimed at their heads? The nice unis are on me and damn near everyone I have worked with. They look like crap but here's the difference.

They're calling MiL ball, you're not. Get it?

Wow, you worked a Minor League game and did not beat out thousands of umpires that went through the normal process to get there. You only worked the games because the "qualified" umpires have decided not to work. I guess we all have our goals.

Peace

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Wow, you worked a Minor League game and did not beat out thousands of umpires that went through the normal process to get there. You only worked the games because the "qualified" umpires have decided not to work. I guess we all have our goals.

Peace

This beauty comes from the person who said he gets his assignments simply because he is available! Even his assigner told him to shut up about that one. Thanks, Jeff - keep reaching for the stars; those goals will be in reach some day. ROTFLMAO





I have purposely stayed away from the last three or four threads regarding replacement umpires. I noticed that the same guys still perpetuate the myth that the league will come crawling back because the replacements are horrendous. How many days have they been out now?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

This beauty comes from the person who said he gets his assignments simply because he is available! Even his assigner told him to shut up about that one. Thanks, Jeff - keep reaching for the stars; those goals will be in reach some day. ROTFLMAO

The funny part is you keep saying thing hoping they will one day become true. I guess fantasy is stranger than reality. The problem is that assignor you keep referring to still hires me and he is not the only person I work for. Oh well, life must great to worry about what I am doing.

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

I have purposely stayed away from the last three or four threads regarding replacement umpires. I noticed that the same guys still perpetuate the myth that the league will come crawling back because the replacements are horrendous. How many days have they been out now?

I do not recall that is what anyone said, but once again the fantasy is better than the reality.

Peace

[AMLU]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

I have purposely stayed away from the last three or four threads regarding replacement umpires. I noticed that the same guys still perpetuate the myth that the league will come crawling back because the replacements are horrendous. How many days have they been out now?

The deed is done. AMLU is screwed.

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
This beauty comes from the person who said he gets his assignments simply because he is available! Even his assigner told him to shut up about that one. Thanks, Jeff - keep reaching for the stars; those goals will be in reach some day. ROTFLMAO

From J.Rutledge
The funny part is you keep saying thing hoping they will one day become true. I guess fantasy is stranger than reality. The problem is that assignor you keep referring to still hires me and he is not the only person I work for. Oh well, life must great to worry about what I am doing.

1) You wrote that you get your college assignments simply because you are available. FACT
2) You were told to shut up by your assigner. FACT

What exactly was not true about those statements? I never said that he was your only assignment director or that you don't get games from him. I'll let others judge whether that says more about him than you. You seem to be the one that twists the facts...again!

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
I have purposely stayed away from the last three or four threads regarding replacement umpires. I noticed that the same guys still perpetuate the myth that the league will come crawling back because the replacements are horrendous. How many days have they been out now?

From J.Rutledge
I do not recall that is what anyone said, but once again the fantasy is better than the reality.

Once again you prove that you are new to the game. Others have read about this for four months now and know the players. You see my name and it's like Viagra. I don't know how to break this to you, but your kind doesn't appeal to me. Good luck with that fantasy thing...I wouldn't let any of your partners know about which way your gate swings though.


For those who are actually paying attention, I received an email from a former student of mine who is working as a replacement umpire. He said that it is much more difficult than he thought it would be and that he appreciates the effort that goes into the job. I think most of us recognized that this level of baseball requires commitment and desire. The guys that served it well have decided to abandon their dream for good. The shame of it is that they did deserve more and we all know it. But many employees feel that way and are in the same boat when they fail to report for work. I have watched the news and don't see the horror stories that the AMLU gang said would occur. A few bad calls made by guys that may not look like Marines...that sounds like any ball park in the world.

I couldn't believe that a few of you are mocking the uniforms these guys wear. They ACTUALLY PAY FOR THEM and may have never worked together before. We've had countless debates regarding acceptable shades of gray in slacks, logos on shirts, black/grey/blue ball bags, white on shoes, etc. The motley crews that are working these games are just that...working these games. They get no points for style, the league doesn't subsidize their equipment...hell, they get paid to get the calls right. So far, it looks like they are doing a pretty good job of it.

The photos placed on the web by nefarious union types are suspect at best. I imagine that I could take a camera to a ball park and get dozens of shots of their best crews looking like LL volunteers. I've been to Minor League fields when the umpires wore green hats for St. Patrick's Day and I've seen MLB boys in blue jeans (my generation calls them dungarees) and home team windbreakers. I suggest that while some of the photos are unflattering, we should consider the source of the pixel propaganda.

More games and no movement from the MiLB boys - seems like that last, best offer was just that. What a shame...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

What exactly was not true about those statements? I never said that he was your only assignment director or that you don't get games from him. I'll let others judge whether that says more about him than you. You seem to be the one that twists the facts...again!

You would not know a fact if it hit your right in the face and called you by name. As usual you try to represent something as fact and you are out of the loop. I just do not have the energy to point out all the things you claimed to be true and were just the opposite.

Peace

[Texas Aggie]

I just do not have the energy to point out all the things you claimed to be true and were just the opposite.

Translation: I can't disprove it, so I'll use ad hominem and hope everyone will think I'm smarter.

This comment is pretty bush league.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I just do not have the energy to point out all the things you claimed to be true and were just the opposite.

Jeff, energy and ability are not synonyms. You've used the wrong word here. It's ok - we all knew what you meant.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

You seem to be the one that twists the facts...

Since when did he ever let the facts get in his way?

You see my name and it's like Viagra.

LMAO!!!

I've seen MLB boys in blue jeans (my generation calls them dungarees)

Gee, WWTB, you're really, really old!

[AMLU]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Wow, you worked a Minor League game and did not beat out thousands of umpires that went through the normal process to get there. You only worked the games because the "qualified" umpires have decided not to work. I guess we all have our goals.

Peace

Working MiLB ball has all to do with who you know not how good you are. In my case, I am both and that is why I get to travel around calling parks. I also would be remiss to say that I fly at my own expense (pilot with plane) which makes it an easy decision, considering my skill level, to hire me. Quality, quantity, inexpensive.