Pounder

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I've known the Pounder for a little over 6 years and will miss him very much. To say that he was "ornery" would be an understatement! People never understood that if you just listened to what he said and not how he said it, there was a vast knowledge of umpiring to be learned. He expected nothing but perfection out of us out on the diamond, but gave us the tools and training to be successful. He also had a knack for knowing exactly when you were ready to advance to the next level.

When I would try to recruit guys over to the IUA, some of the reasons they wouldn't join was they didn't like Lenny because he:

"Makes everyone go to clinics along with weekly in-season meetings""
"Makes everyone use the same mechanics"
"Has everyone do evaluations on their partners"
"Makes everyone donate a game check for charity and work the November fundraiser"

There have been more excuses, but I think you get the point. You give loyalty, you get loyalty.

I know that he and Mike Walsh are up there looking for a game with a crowd full of "dollies" and no rats!

RIP #2 and don't f**king miss strike three!

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