Why not another? 9U play

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

That is pretty close to the product I am getting as a consumer of these umpires except they are making more than twice the hourly wage that the Mcdonald's kid is making.

When I worked at McDonald's in the 1980's, I had free uniforms. I was paid for my training hours, too. I don't ever remember getting paid to attend an umpire clinic.

Just another example of someone who thinks that getting $25 for a 2 hour game equates to "$12.50 an hour". Never mind all the rest that goes into it.

The more you talk in this thread, the more I'm tempted to reach in my ball bag for a nice wedge of cheese to throw in your direction.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

When I worked at McDonald's in the 1980's, I had free uniforms. I was paid for my training hours, too. I don't ever remember getting paid to attend an umpire clinic.

Just another example of someone who thinks that getting $25 for a 2 hour game equates to "$12.50 an hour". Never mind all the rest that goes into it.

The more you talk in this thread, the more I'm tempted to reach in my ball bag for a nice wedge of cheese to throw in your direction.

This guy got a free shirt from the Athletic Association and he was wearing tan dockers and white Nikes. He got $37.50 for the game and free food. He also rode his bike there so he must live pretty close by. Now, I think he had to buy his own cell phone and from the looks of it, I think it was an I-phone. Right there is a major expense in Umpire equipment.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

This guy got a free shirt from the Athletic Association and he was wearing tan dockers and white Nikes. He got $37.50 for the game and free food. He also rode his bike there so he must live pretty close by. Now, I think he had to buy his own cell phone and from the looks of it, I think it was an I-phone. Right there is a major expense in Umpire equipment.

Since when is it your place to determine if a person hird by the league is overpaid? Maybe he's there at $37.50 cause that's the only person they could get. 9U? Regular season? I wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot-pole.

(I have been known to do some LL games at this level for free, but that's different. Besides, we scare those coaches and if they act up we make them go away.)

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Since when is it your place to determine if a person hird by the league is overpaid? Maybe he's there at $37.50 cause that's the only person they could get. 9U? Regular season? I wouldn't touch that with a 10-foot-pole.

(I have been known to do some LL games at this level for free, but that's different. Besides, we scare those coaches and if they act up we make them go away.)

I did not say he was overpaid. I was posting that in response to the guy that said he got free uniforms at McDonald's. I posted that to show that a guy who shaves and votes and takes a job should know a little bit about what he is doing when he is getting my money.

I remember the first time I ever officiated anything...I was the line judge for volleyball at my High School when I was in the 9th grade. I made sure to go over everything to make sure I knew what I was doing because they were PAYING ME. I was only 15 years old at the time.

Whatever wrongs you think I committed, it is nothing compared to someone taking money for a job and not trying to do it well. What about the tournament people who collected a lot of money and got umpires who had never seen a baseball game.

[njdevs00cup]

Perhaps the fielder thought he was playing dodgeball and pegged the runner. Whoops, can't play dodgeball anymore. Safe!

[cbfoulds]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

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(I have been known to do some LL games at this level for free, but that's different. Besides, we scare those coaches and if they act up we make them go away.)

Yup, me too - "Look, boys and girls, Magic! Watch me make the nasty coach disappear!"

[Rich]

Originally Posted by cbfoulds

Yup, me too - "Look, boys and girls, Magic! Watch me make the nasty coach disappear!"

My last game last season was a bit of free community service -- a 9-10 year old game (it felt like the game was 9-10 years old) where I ended up ejecting the losing coach in the bottom of the last inning after a whacker at first base.

Perfect ending to a year.