Welmer out...

[Mr. Ref]

With a torn meniscus.

[jritchie]

Hate to hear that about anyone, do you think it may be because they have them call somewhere about 5 or 6 nights a week????? Maybe they should take this into consideration.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jritchie

Hate to hear that about anyone, do you think it may be because they have them call somewhere about 5 or 6 nights a week????? Maybe they should take this into consideration.

Who should? Who is "they?"

[Mr. Ref]

My nonprofessional opinion is maybe the foot was not all the way healed and he was compensating for that and thus causing strain elsewhere (knee).

He certainly looked to be laboring a little bit while running.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

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He certainly looked to be laboring a little bit while running.

You think???

[biz]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

He certainly looked to be laboring a little bit while running.

He's been laboring running for the last decade, but the coaches and the conference assignors obviously love him.

For my money I think he calls a good game, but one has to wonder if he had scaled down his schedule, like some of his contemporaries (Higgins and Burr to name two), he might have been able to avoid some of the injuries.

[jdw3018]

Originally Posted by biz

He's been laboring running for the last decade, but the coaches and the conference assignors obviously love him.

For my money I think he calls a good game, but one has to wonder if he had scaled down his schedule, like some of his contemporaries (Higgins and Burr to name two), he might have been able to avoid some of the injuries.

Scaling down obviously would have decreased his chances of injury. But, it also decreases (pretty significantly) his earning potential. When you're to the point he is, if that's your primary source of income, it's easy to take a "get it while you can" mentality.

It's easy for us to sit here and say he should take some time off. But it's awful hard when taking a night off means giving up more than what many take home every two weeks.

[jritchie]

Assignors! I'm sure he is not the only one that has had something like this happen. They work them guys way to hard, different city 5 or 6 nights a week. Sure it's great money, but at what price?

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by jritchie

Assignors! I'm sure he is not the only one that has had something like this happen. They work them guys way to hard, different city 5 or 6 nights a week. Sure it's great money, but at what price?

No is always an answer.......

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by jritchie

Assignors! I'm sure he is not the only one that has had something like this happen. They work them guys way to hard, different city 5 or 6 nights a week. Sure it's great money, but at what price?

They don't work them any harder than he wants to be worked. He can refuse assignments anytime he gets ready too.

[jritchie]

When he is ready to quit calling, that is when they start turning down games. Turn down a couple and they quit calling. The assignors should realize this and not put them in this position to have to turn down games. That is my point.

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by jritchie

Hate to hear that about anyone.

Concur.

Numbers of games refs work comes up every yr....... shrug.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Mr. Ref

With a torn meniscus.

So? I've had one for over a year.

Seriously, mine is a mild one and it has slowed me down somewhat, going in late March. Hope Welmer is back next season.

[Bishopcolle]

Originally Posted by fullor30

So? I've had one for over a year.

Seriously, mine is a mild one and it has slowed me down somewhat, going in late March. Hope Welmer is back next season.

Same here...I just had it done, and two weeks recuperating...back at the job now...these tears are a part of living the ref life....I had both knees done 15 years ago, and now the left one this month....It happens....

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Bishopcolle

Same here...I just had it done, and two weeks recuperating...back at the job now...these tears are a part of living the ref life....I had both knees done 15 years ago, and now the left one this month....It happens....

Two weeks recovery? Pretty good. I've had people say anywhere from 3 -6 weeks. I don't carry much weight and I think it's pretty mild so you've given me hope that I can start at least jogging in two weeks.