Earrings and a ponytail.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by jicecone

You mean , kind of like a do over.

Only if JW sings "Cum Bye Ah" in the background, while SDS checks the scale and I stand there saluting all in my pony tail and earings.

And the little ole lady from the "Griswalds Christmas story" echos

"AND THE ROCKETS RED GLARE"

Almost makes me wanna grow a ponytail, and get pierced, and maybe ink up a little, if we can all just get along.

[Tim C]

I think I hear the sound of a Master Lock being opened.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Tim C

I think I hear the sound of a Master Lock being opened.

Yeah, wouldn't that be a shame!

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Tim C

I think I hear the sound of a Master Lock being opened.

I thought this stayed pretty cool.

I am disappointed that nobody weighed in on the use of the gray shirt as the warm weather alternate.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

I thought this stayed pretty cool.

I am disappointed that nobody weighed in on the use of the gray shirt as the warm weather alternate.

I think the gray shirt looks very sharp. JMO.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I think the gray shirt looks very sharp. JMO.

I hate powder blue, because twice a campus security guy said something like, "Let me show you how to find the softball field." They never say that with gray.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Almost makes me wanna grow a ponytail, and get pierced, and maybe ink up a little, if we can all just get along.

Me too. Time to ditch the high-n-tight look and let my hair down. Time to get that KISS tattoo I've always wanted too!

[mikebran]

..and the last shall be first.

Yeah, I too first clicked the link and was already in Pavlovian mode to criticize and demean... but... I watched and know what it is like to TRAIN and ORGANIZE said activities, and so far for my 7 million volunteer hours have recieved nothing. Occasionally, a student says "Thanks" or "Good job". That's enough.

I see guys giving their time to HELP some new umpires get better. Part of learning this craft is filtering good instruction from bad. Probably MOST of what this group was getting was good instruction. Was this group BETTER after these sessions? I'll bet yes.

As stated before, amazing how many working amatuer umpires and organizations have no and offer no training. I applaud all the instructors in this video and congratulate all the attendees for caring enough to work to improve.

[jicecone]

And can I get an AMEN and "Goodnite Chet", 'Goodnite David, "Goodnite Harriet", Goodnite Johnboy", "Goodnite Thread"


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[Kevin Finnerty]

And that's the way it is ...

[TussAgee11]

In the end, extremist viewpoints, no matter where they are grounded, are dangerous. Extremist conservative, extremist liberal, extremist Muslim, extremist Christian, extremist tree hugger, extremist NRA member, whatever. I don't want to have lunch with any of them.

And as SDS stated earlier in a different way, in this country 99% of the population fits in to about 1% of the left/right political spectrum.

Mandatory crazy link included for your viewing pleasure... The Flat Earth Society -- Home

Now Kevin, THATS the way it is... goodnight.

[jwwashburn]

I think extremist it the wrong word. It implies that McVeigh(for instance) took a legitimate belief too far. McVeigh was not a conservative gone wrong. He was an evil homicidal maniac. He murdered men, women, children and babies.

I am a conservative. I believe that the US Constitution does not allow many of the things that the Federal Government does. I REALLY believe that. I believe that I should speak out about it and try to elect people who will obey the US Constitution.

Did he believe some thins that I believe? I am sure he did. He probably believed in things that all of us believe in-that cannot explain his actions. He was evil-THAT explains his actions.

[Kevin Finnerty]

What if the umpire's a woman; is a ponytail okay?

And here are two partners (and I have had both):

A) Clean-cut guy and physically fit. He gets out of the car with badly wrinkled, non-uniform light gray pants; faded, sweat-stained purple mesh cap, canvas belt and faded navy t-shirt. He's wearing mostly black running shoes and black and gold and white pattern socks. He goes to his trunk and pulls out a balled-up, faded navy shirt with no association patch and says, "We're going navy, right?" and pulls it on. He was finished. I thought he went to the trunk to get started. (I was standing there in my charcoal slacks and black t-shirt after having called for black on black with charcoal the night before.)

B) Very overweight guy with a large moustache and one of those Frank Zappa things under his lip, and a ponytail that he eventually tucked up under his cap. He walked to the back of his car and opened it up and it looked like a men's store with a whole rack of shirts, slacks and jackets, and stacked up drawers and bins---all perfectly organized. He pulled on a clean, pressed Honig's uniform (right down to the poly-wools); a clean, creased, new-looking cap; a pair of shiny, all-black Reeboks. He was impeccable.

I would rather go onto a field with an impeccably dressed 280-pound version of Frank Zappa than a careless, slovenly, but well-groomed and physically fit version of Ray Liotta.

So appearance is important, but the uniform is drastically more important than the grooming or fitness of the man wearing it.