Ball Bag Color HS: Blue, Grey or Black

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by cc6

Feel free to continue debating, but within a few more posts we will probably find ourselves with another locked thread.

Why would the thread be locked? Sure, it drifted off-topic but the discussion hasn't been antagonistic at all. The threads that get locked are the ones that degrade into a cat fight.

btw - I loved Hill Street Blues.

[JR12]

Can't wait till the season gets in full swing. No more bag colors and shoe string length threads.

[BigTex]

.......what kind of cup do you guys wear?

[cc6]

Originally Posted by BigTex

.......what kind of cup do you guys wear?

Banana cup!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Sure, it drifted off-topic but the discussion hasn't been antagonistic at all.

A ball bag thread that drifted off topic...pity.

No love for Cliff Clavin nor Hill Stree Blues I guess.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Why would the thread be locked? Sure, it drifted off-topic but the discussion hasn't been antagonistic at all. The threads that get locked are the ones that degrade into a cat fight.

btw - I loved Hill Street Blues.

This thread will not degrade into a cat fight or any type of flaming.

[jkumpire]

I remember back in my younger days when I worked on the "Dark side" I went to do an ASA state tournament, and they actually checked to see if it was a genuine "Elbeco" shirt you wore. It seems that some people (including me) were sold shirts legal for the USPS that looked like the Elbecos, but were not. So they checked collars to make sure you were legit.

A couple of days later a local guy and I were talking about umpiring. He was the Chief umpire at the Pan Am games in 1982 (I think), and he said; "You are never going to be a good umpire until you stop doing SB and work only BB." 1+1=2, and since I was bored stiff by SB, I stopped doing it and never looked back.

It seems that some things never change, now ASA and NCAA SB wants robots with the hammer instead of umpires, and they can make people do anything they want to go up the ladder. I'm glad I got out.

I'm glad I took his advice, but I guess I will never get to do the Pan Am games.... at least until I get my ABUA membership!

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

He was the Chief umpire at the Pan Am games in 1982 (I think), and he said; "You are never going to be a good umpire until you stop doing SB and work only BB."

I didn't know that working a sport other than baseball made one a bad baseball umpire.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I didn't know that working a sport other than baseball made one a bad baseball umpire.

I don't thing that was the point. The post was specific to softball.

While it is not universal, most of the worst umpires in my association also work softball and have been unsuccessful in leaving softball mechanics on the softball field.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

I don't thing that was the point. The post was specific to softball.

I understood his point. My point was I don't believe that being a softball umpire makes one a bad baseball umpire per se.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

I don't thing that was the point. The post was specific to softball.

While it is not universal, most of the worst umpires in my association also work softball and have been unsuccessful in leaving softball mechanics on the softball field.

You should thing twice about making a comment like this.

[zm1283]

There are also quite a few very good baseball umpires that also work softball. I know several baseball umpires who have worked multiple state championships that also umpire softball in the fall.

I don't see any correlation between how good you are in baseball and whether or not you do softball. If you're bad, you're bad. If you're good, you're good.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

You should thing twice about making a comment like this.

I'll do the thinging around here, Babalooey!!!

Signed, Quickdraw McGraw