Does Anyone Else Still Have To Wait To Umpire?

[FTVMartin]

My first game is a week away but the 2 inches of snow we just got may be pushing that back a little. Good thing I worked a scrimmage a couple of weeks ago during a warm front.

[BretMan]

I'm on a roll...a bad roll.

First ten days of the high school season here and I have had all five of my games cancelled! Even with record highs and warmer than usual days, the luck of the draw has been that the days I have been scheduled just happened to be the the rainy days in between the record setters.

Yesterday's game was snowed out. The day before it was 80 degrees!

[PeteBooth]

Even in the east (NY) there is plenty of baseball

HS season starts the last week in March through the end of May.

Legion starts June 2nd through the end of July, first wek in August

My first travel game was last week.

We also have the mens leagues that start early as well.

Collegiate wood bat league

Many many tournaments along the way.

In Summary, (excluding bad weather) we are busy from the last week in March right through the end of October with the conclusion of fall ball.

Pete Booth

[nickrego]

HS season starts end of February.

Overlaps with summer league ball.

Ends with Adult leagues in November.

Sleep through December and January.

Start over again in February.

[DG]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

Wow, it's still around a month until what I am assuming will be my first game. I hate the 8 month offseason in Canada. Anybody else know what I mean?

I have worked 20 games so far, and had a DH rained out.

[UMP25]

The coldest temperatures in April in Chicagoland in over 60 years--so much for that "Global Warming" bullschit--have settled in a few days ago, and they're not expected to let up anytime soon. In fact, this cold pattern is expected to last through at least the middle of the month!

We're not talking about weather that's just chilly. This is downright cold! Highs in the mid-30s, winds whipping out of the north, and wind chills in the teens or single digits. Wednesday of this week and tomorrow snow showers have been present, and next week, there's a big storm heading into the Midwest, with measurable snow expected in many areas.

College games all over the place are getting banged because of the dangerous cold. When D-1 bangs games, you know it's cold!

And this is April???

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by UMP25

College games all over the place are getting banged because of the dangerous cold. When D-1 bangs games, you know it's cold!

And this is April???

Forget D1 games, Major League games are being cancelled. Funny they do not seem to take this attitude in the middle of March when games are just as cold.

Oh well.

Peace

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by UMP25

The coldest temperatures in April in Chicagoland in over 60 years--so much for that "Global Warming" bullschit-

The issue is "Global" warming, not Chicago warming. The warming of earth's air and water temperatures is irrefutable and universally recognized, even by the White House. What is a matter of debate are the causes: natural and cyclical or man made and recent (since the industrial revoluation)?

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by GarthB

The issue is "Global" warming, not Chicago warming. The warming of earth's air and water temperatures is irrefutable and universally recognized, even by the White House. What is a matter of debate are the causes: natural and cyclical or man made and recent (since the industrial revoluation)?

Irrefutable? Yeah, right.

BTW, why no mention of the irrefutable fact that Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also experiencing "Global Warming"? It is easy to see what the common denominator is among Earth and the aforementioned 4 planets, and the only thing that can affect climate on a planetary scale: the sun.

Now, back to this freezing, "Global Warming is the cause of the cold" weather we're having here.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Irrefutable? Yeah, right.

Yes. Right. The fact that the earth air and water temperatures have risen significantly is accepted by both sides of the debate in the scientific and politcial communities, and by those literate enought to be able to read the simple data including, the far left and far right.

The debate is over the cause.

BTW, why no mention of the irrefutable fact that Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are also experiencing "Global Warming"? It is easy to see what the common denominator is among Earth and the aforementioned 4 planets, and the only thing that can affect climate on a planetary scale: the sun.

Again, for those who can read, there has been considerable mention of other planets experiencing a warming of their atmospheres. And again, the cause is under debate.

Unfortunately, what is "easy to see" does not always turn out to be a factor. That truth is tormenting both sides of the issue.

Regarding Chicago weather. Chicago's April temperature extremes: Based on official records dating from 1871, Chicago's temperatures in April have ranged from 91 (April 22, 1980, and April 30, 1942) to 7 (April 7, 1982). Chicago has experienced below freezing weather as late as May 15.