Obesity In Umpiring

[fitump56]

1 in 3 Americans are considered obese, more buy some standards, less by others. I was out at the ballpark tonite, a octoplex, with soft and hard ball playing. I counted 50 different umpires and 35 of them were hanging bellies over their belts. That was the men, all four of the women were obese.

Some of these guys were jokes trying to cover 90' fields, not a single one attempted to cover 2B when their partners lumbered out on fly balls with no one on.

Obesity is simply overconsumption, gluttony; it's not like smoking, the horrible addiction that is.

If we are to set examples for the kids we umpire, and it is arguable if that is our burden, then the increasing levels of obesity are a public shame.