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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:06pm
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When I was in college I used to take my dates to a parking spot at the beach to referee the submarine races that the Navy held there every Friday, and Saturday, night. No pay, but it was worth the effort, if you know what I mean.
They had don't ask, don't tell back then?
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:25pm
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I'm just starting to do FP softball. The training class is over, and now it's on to the scrimmages if the weather will permit. I'm looking at it as training for my retirement (next year if all goes well) job.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:47pm
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I work fb and lacrosse. I was recruited for baseball, but we'll see if I join.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:47pm
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What part of the Netherlands are you from? I've been over 6-7 to Apeldoorn to umpire baseball. Haven't been since 2010 and need to get back soon.
I'm from Haarlem. What tournament/game did you work in Apeldoorn?
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:50pm
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Hey, I'm a Dutch basketball ref also, how come you don't ask me where I'm from?

My mother is Dutch and I was born in Amsterdam. Haven't been there though since I was stationed in Germany ('90-93). It seems baseball has gotten pretty big there in comparison to other European countries.
Yeah it is, world champs uhuh
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 03:58pm
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I officiate basketball (H.S. and youth age since 1971 to the present; MTD, Sr.
Mark (love that name), I've got you slightly beat on earliest officiating date since I worked that park district kids baseball program starting in the summer of 1962 (when I was 13). However, I only did it for three summers. I remember one manager named "Tubby". He was about 20 and one of his younger brothers played on his team. One game, I had to explain the infield fly rule to him after a call and the entire time he was eating licorice and kept slobbering with it dribbling down his shirt. It kind of set the tone for my future impressions of coaches.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:09pm
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I work football and baseball. I will not work a single baseball game this year (I am debating if I will come back at all). Funny I have worked more State Finals in those two sports than I have in basketball.

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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:10pm
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:19pm
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I work football and baseball. I will not work a single baseball game this year (I am debating if I will come back at all). Funny I have worked more State Finals in those two sports than I have in basketball.

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What drove your decision to take a year off from baseball? I'm just curious since I'm considering something similar but not with baseball.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:25pm
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Basketball is the only sport I officiate. I coach football and track (long jump and triple jump). Never had any desire to officiate any other sport except for wrestling, but that's at the same time as basketball, so that never happened.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:46pm
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Walked around with a bullhorn and gave a commentary to the spectators.
I didn't know that there was And One Croquet.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:53pm
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I really wish that I had taken up umpiring baseball about 20 years sooner because I really enjoy it almost as much as I do officiating basketball.
99 degrees in the shade? Wind blown dust in your face? Sitting out thunderstorms in the dugout? Games with no clock that go on for hours, and hours? Getting sunburned in extra inning games? Coaches spitting tobacco juice on your shoes? Fans, including the cop behind the backstop, threatening to, "Kill the umpire"? Oh yeah? Sure sounds like a picnic in the park to me?
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 04:56pm
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They had don't ask, don't tell back then?
The girls kept asking me where the submarines were, and I keep telling them that they were underwater. Some of them believed me. Those were the dates that ended well.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 06:45pm
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Basketball only for me.

I average about 150 games a yr and can go almost all season....although some months are slim.

Basketball = wife happy, hubby out of house making money and doing something he likes.

More sports = wife probably NOT happy with hubby as he would be gone TOO much and not taking care of house, yard, cars, dogs, etc.

A good balance for me, and my wife, to date. Thankfully, my kids are grown.
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Old Tue Mar 06, 2012, 07:13pm
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Basketball Only. It is literally year round for me now.
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