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[canadaump6]

What is it that makes people believe that I only umpire tee ball? First game of the season was adult rec. Yesterday was 12-13 year old All Star. Day before that was 13-14 year old All Star. I've got a Tier 2 game coming up which will be ages 15 to 18 and I will be working with a AA umpire. While I'm not yet comfortable doing PBLO, adult All Star and university-level ball, I sure as heck am not a constant t-ball umpire either.

I do take pride in my flexibility and willingness to work any level of game that my assignor asks me to do. The day after my adult game I did a 7 year old machine pitch game to help teach a rookie umpire a few things on his first game of his career. I think that while most veteran umpires on here would choose to do mostly higher-level ball, we should also be willing to do some younger levels to give back to the community and help teach newcomers the basics of umpiring.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

I've got a Tier 2 game coming up which will be ages 15 to 18 and I will be working with a AA umpire.

AA umpire? MiLB AA umpire? Maritime Provinces AA umpire?

[canadaump6]

What does MiLB stand for anyways? I've heard said before but can't think of what it might be.

This umpire did AA ball in the professional baseball system. I'd rather not give any details just to protect his privacy.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

What does MiLB stand for anyways? I've heard said before but can't think of what it might be.

Minor League Baseball.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

What does MiLB stand for anyways? I've heard said before but can't think of what it might be.

This umpire did AA ball in the professional baseball system. I'd rather not give any details just to protect his privacy.

I assume, then, since AA ball is in full swing, your partner is a former AA umpire.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by GarthB

I assume, then, since AA ball is in full swing, your partner is a former AA umpire.

Something against former MiLB umpires?

[canadaump6]

My partner is taking a year off as he is getting married, then he'll be going right back to AA to continue umpiring.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by canadaump6

My partner is taking a year off as he is getting married, then he'll be going right back to AA to continue umpiring.

Hmmmm. A MiLB umpire who has worked his way to AA is taking a year off and then will go back to continue where he left off.

The BS Meter is glowing.

[lawump]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

Your partner? Where are the two of you registered? I'd like get the both of you a gift.

As an aside, my first year in the minors was in the NY-Penn League...which is in the part of the country that I'm originally from. Thus, during the season I (and my crewmate) got to see quite a bit of my parents and family.

Anyways, when we'd be out in public, my Mom would introduce me to her friends and others as, "and this is my son Matt and his partner Joe" (my partner's name is changed since he's still in the game and I'm not into dropping names).

After getting enough weird looks, my father finally pulled her aside and told her to introduce me as "Matt and his co-worker, Joe". I appreciated her not using "partner" to describe Joe and I off the field.

I'm happily married have two kids and am not gay ("not that there's anything wrong with that!" as Seinfeld would say)

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by lawump

Something against former MiLB umpires?

No, I've got something against bullsh!t artists.