Bassman I've been thinking about this for a couple of days and one of the best things to happen in Major League Baseball was to merge the AL and NL umpires together into one officiating body. Share your thoughts as to the best or worst ideas to come alpng the pike over the years. It does not have to refer to MLB specifically.
UES By far the best innovation is the Mudd Rubber machine which not only automatically rubs up the baseballs but also makes the perfect mudd by mixing just the right amount and consistency of speacial dirt and water. UES
aceholleran Bestest: Them miracle fiber long johns with the cup recepticule Almost bestest: The WestVest Third worsetest: The K-Zone and its brethren Penultimate worsetest: QuesTec Absolute worsetest: Timothy McCarver Ace
Striker991 pingswinger wroteBest: Leather Ball Bag I hear the local San Francisco association loves this item! 😀
TussAgee11 Worst: The extinction of the plate coat virtually all levels. Best: The extinction of the '76 NL hat.
ozzy6900 TussAgee11 wroteWorst: The extinction of the plate coat virtually all levels. Best: The extinction of the '76 NL hat. Hey! I still wear a plate coat! I do not wear a pullover at the plate! 😀
lawump ozzy6900 wroteHey! I still wear a plate coat! I do not wear a pullover at the plate! 😃 So do I. It has made, I have noticed, a small comeback on the MLB level.
Rcichon Tied for Worst: Brush with integral bat gauge.... Three or two seam Umpires cap (Beanie type)
tiger49 Best for umpiring: Micro Mesh Shirts Worst for umpiring: Little League Umpire's clinic (It should be One system of umpiring for all governing bodies) Best for Baseball: Artificial Lighting. Worst for Baseball: Bud Selig as commissioner
Rich Rcichon wroteTied for Worst: Brush with integral bat gauge.... Three or two seam Umpires cap (Beanie type) I bought a penis hat (cause when you wear one, you look like one, with ears) as a joke this season. In black. I figure I'll bring it out at the right moment, like when I need people to laugh at me rather than yell at me. 🙂
Rcichon Rich Fronheiser wroteI bought a penis hat (cause when you wear one, you look like one, with ears) as a joke this season. In black. I figure I'll bring it out at the right moment, like when I need people to laugh at me rather than yell at me. 🙂 😀 Be sure to wear coke bottle glasses with it. 😀
aceholleran Rich Fronheiser wroteI bought a penis hat (cause when you wear one, you look like one, with ears) as a joke this season. In black. I figure I'll bring it out at the right moment, like when I need people to laugh at me rather than yell at me. 🙂 Methinks you should wear it on a base job--with ball bag and brush, of course. One time, a well-meaing friend bought me a "fab" ump's kit for my birthday: Adjustable p-hat, vinyl ball bag, indicator with 15 wheels on it--the works. I donated the stuff to the local LL. Ace
njdevs00cup Worst: Partners who make up excuses why they can't do the plate! They then say they only have navy, when it is 95 degrees!
SanDiegoSteve Rich Fronheiser wroteI bought a penis hat (cause when you wear one, you look like one, with ears) as a joke this season. Hey Rich, I've seen a photo of you. You don't need the hat!😃 Just Kidding!:p
canadaump6 Worst: Little League, Fed and NCAA rules set. They should just go by OBR rules, and add a safety base and no contact rule where they see fit. Best: Rule 9.01c which I like to use a few times a week when I'm not sure of a rule.
Jurassic Referee canadaump6 wrote Best: Rule 9.01c which I like to use a few times a week when I'm not sure of a rule.Not to be critical(no, not me, never...) but isn't the idea to learn the rules so that you don't have to apply 9.01c? What you're doing is called "guessing". That's not really a good idea for any official in any sport.
TussAgee11 Furthermore, 9.01c is for things that "aren't covered in the rules". It doesn't say "umpire can rule on anything how he wishes". Hopefull when you guess on the field you come home and look it up at night.
waltjp canadaump6 wroteBest: Rule 9.01c which I like to use a few times a week when I'm not sure of a rule. 9.01c isn't a crutch. Learn the rules.