After last weekend Ejection, no problem ... steveshane67

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by JR12

Then we have Umpires who feel that people came to watch them umpire.

I go to major league games mainly to watch the umpires, but then again...I'm weird!

And though I realize that nobody (except maybe my wife sometimes) comes to games to see me umpire, I still like to umpire every game as if the late Barney Deary or John McSherry were in the stands evaluating me. I put on the professional show every time out.

[JR12]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I go to major league games mainly to watch the umpires, but then again...I'm weird!

And though I realize that nobody (except maybe my wife sometimes) comes to games to see me umpire, I still like to umpire every game as if the late Barney Deary or John McSherry were in the stands evaluating me. I put on the professional show every time out.

Me too Steve! I am always telling my wife "did you notice who made that call at third? It was the HPU!" She isn't impressed.

[JJ]

Originally Posted by JR12

Me too Steve! I am always telling my wife "did you notice who made that call at third? It was the HPU!" She isn't impressed.

Time to reevaluate that "starter wife"....

JJ

[LakeErieUmp]

As far as having the crowd come to see you, I did have my girlfriend come watch me work an over-30 game and she constituted the entire crowd in the behind-home section.

Then proceeded to flirt with PU the entire game.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by LakeErieUmp

As far as having the crowd come to see you, I did have my girlfriend come watch me work an over-30 game and she constituted the entire crowd in the behind-home section.

Then proceeded to flirt with PU the entire game.

You had the bases, right?

[LakeErieUmp]

Yeah, I had the bases. And a LONG game it was with PU hanging out at the backstop between innings
And on fouls
And probably on steals at 2B

[tballump]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I still like to umpire every game as if the late Barney Deary or John McSherry were in the stands evaluating me. I put on the professional show every time out.

SDS

How many years did Big John say your umpiring set baseball back? You were lucky if it was not double digits. Didn't Big John say there were two leagues, the Big Leagues and the American League?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by tballump

SDS

How many years did Big John say your umpiring set baseball back? You were lucky if it was not double digits. Didn't Big John say there were two leagues, the Big Leagues and the American League?

I only had the chance to meet and speak with John once, and it was very briefly in the parking lot at Qualcomm Stadium before a Padres game. I'm sure if the conversation would have been longer, he would have dropped one of his pearls of wisdom on me.