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Sat Apr 15, 2006, 06:30pm
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Ouch.
Somebody teach this man the GD!!!! Bob P.
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Bob P. ----------------------- We are stewards of baseball. Our customers aren't schools or coaches or conferences. Our customer is the game itself. 
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Sat Apr 15, 2006, 08:36pm
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SAfety Concern vs. Fear
First, I will admit that my number one priority is ME. I will have a great game if I don't take a serious shot to any part of my body and I get paid on time. With the experience, I have learned to relax, do my best, accept the challenges and do better the next time out. Although I care what the eval guy, coaches and players think; I am not there to meet friends.
So I switched to standing straight up, left foot forward heel to toe with right foot behind. I squat and keep my knees together to block that foul ball with my leg guards. I also support myself with both hands on the knees and sometimes raise my left hand behind me to protect my indicator. My stomach will protect my cup area and upper left thigh and that only leaves the area above the left knee unprotected. I suppose I could wear pads there if needed. It may look unusual and I may not please the association, but it is no worse than those umps who are now kneeling behind the catcher. Everyone gives me less grief about the strike zone because I hustle everywhere. I can clear the catcher much faster and hustle down either line after a ball is put into play. I have been hit less, my legs feel better the next day and I LIKE IT.
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Sun Apr 16, 2006, 12:21pm
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Good one SA ( I appreciate your humor) !!
Got to keep that $3.50 indiclicker protected at all costs. Bob P.
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Bob P. ----------------------- We are stewards of baseball. Our customers aren't schools or coaches or conferences. Our customer is the game itself.
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Sun Apr 16, 2006, 09:33pm
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Either that ball missed the family jewels or we've just seen the world's toughest ump!
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Sun Apr 16, 2006, 10:11pm
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The one and only time I have ever taken a direct shot to the cup, was in a HS varsity game, and the son of a good friend of mine was on deck, and he was the catcher for the team at bat. He said "everyone should experience that once in life." So true, so true, once is enough...
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Mon Apr 17, 2006, 12:02am
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Mon Apr 17, 2006, 01:21am
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Originally Posted by PWL
A strike somehow got under the catcher and bounced and caught me square. Finally something to laugh about!
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Mon Apr 17, 2006, 08:49am
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The day I found out that my wife was pregnant with our daughter, I took a foul ball that bounced up and hit the banana cup. I was on my knees for at least 2-3 minutes trying not to hurl.
My partner (and one of my best friends) yelled in, "I guess you won't be having another kid." Nice guy.
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