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Ozzy,
As a Type II diabetic, I'm curious as to what alcohol and not getting into position has to do with diabetes. Can you 'splain?
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Not ozzy, but I'm guessing, re the alcohol, that he's referring to the fact that a diabetic with uncontrolled sugar level can sometimes have breath which smells "like" alcohol. A possible explanation for the apparent condition of the sent-home "umpire" in ozzy's post which would make the "umpire" not a douche.
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I've heard of teams here that have said that "if _______ shows up to umpire we're not playing." (both teams) He has since retired. This guy once answered his cell phone at home plate with no good reason to do so.
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I had a guy that wore his shin guards outside of his pants and his hat backwards. He was ready to go when I arrived. I told him that in this association, we wear our guards inside and hat forwards like real umpires are supposed to, and I wasn't going to work with him until he changed. He fixed the problem, and actually wasn't as bad as I thought he would be when I first saw him.
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Glad to read that you helped this guy out instead of letting the guy make an a$$ out of himself and talking about here. I owe a debt of gratitude to all those who helped me out along the way (although I never wore my shin guards outside and turned my hat backwards). Way to go on the weight loss. Regards, Matt |
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I had a young partner last year who was checking text messages and either checking his voicemail or making a phone call between innings.
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They're addicted to texting. We're going to have a whole generation who are going to have carpal tunnel and curved necks.
I'm addicted to apples, but I never peeled one and ate it on the field before. Where's the discipline in some of these clowns? And, where is the training, discipline and oversight in the whole process? Even in the big units, they're thrown to the wolves and left essentially unsupervised. It's up to us partners to educate them. I'm in a couple of pretty good units, but when you go to a game from a couple of surrounding units, and the lack of training and supervision is astonishing. |
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I probably should've clarified that I'm 23 (22 at the time last year), but am pretty sure I was older than him. Even if I wasn't, I still know enough to not even check my phone during games, unless I am checking time for time-limit games.
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You probably never suffered from ketoacidosis, which afflicts a percentage of diabetics and is life threatening. Basically, the diabetic's messed up chemistry can produce toxic acetone, which the body tries to excrete through the lungs (which is faster than other routes--clever old body!). The acetone and its cousin methanol can leave the diabetic smelling of alcohol. Oz, you're a rare bird.
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I am Type II also and under control (not mentally, though ![]()
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When in doubt, bang 'em out! Ozzy Last edited by ozzy6900; Thu Jul 09, 2009 at 06:41am. |
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