Great audio from Greg Gibson (Warning: Ejection Video)

[RPatrino]

Everyone has a choice to work games or not. When the enjoyment is gone, maybe it's time to hang them up??

[RPatrino]

I am not incorrect. My experience is not the same as your's, but that does not make my observations incorrect or invalid. I have not done a survey, but I would venture to guess that nearly 80% of the officials I work with do so because they enjoy the game. Of the 100 or so that I work with, I only know of a few who work games JUST for the money. Your mileage may vary and you may indeed make a living out of officiating high quality amatuer ball. I don't.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I am not incorrect. My experience is not the same as your's, but that does not make my observations incorrect or invalid. I have not done a survey, but I would venture to guess that nearly 80% of the officials I work with do so because they enjoy the game. Of the 100 or so that I work with, I only know of a few who work games JUST for the money. Your mileage may vary and you may indeed make a living out of officiating high quality amatuer ball. I don't.

I enjoy getting paid for the games I work. And I wouldn't do it for free. But you couldn't pay me enough to work games if I didn't absolutely love umpiring with every fiber of my old, tired being.

[RPatrino]

Agreed, Steve. I too enjoy the pay, but when it gets too much like work, I'm done. I'm there because I want to be, not because I have to be.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I enjoy getting paid for the games I work. And I wouldn't do it for free. But you couldn't pay me enough to work games if I didn't absolutely love umpiring with every fiber of my old, tired being.

As I once heard a basketball official say (to a parent), "I officiate for free, but they have to pay me to listen to the parents b!tch."

[SanDiegoSteve]

That's okay. Bob and Steve will still be here at the end of the day. You, OTOH, I'm not quite so sure about. Bye now, troll.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Between Patrino, Steve and me, we cover California, which is usually a good sampling of anything baseball.

I also know very few if any umpires who do it because they need the money, rather than for the love of umpiring. Anyone who contends otherwise is usually indicating a total lack of umpiring experience of any ... quality.

[RPatrino]

My Edsel runs good, thank you.

[RogersUmp]

Why did they stop putting tail fins on automobiles?