Greetings

Skahtboi · #1 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 09:45am

Welcome Lupe. And ignore all of this Texas bias you may hear on this board. We all know that they are just jealous!

IRISHMAFIA · #2 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 10:55am

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Welcome Lupe. And ignore all of this Texas bias you may hear on this board. We all know that they are just jealous!

Jealous of Texas? Not a shot! I'm happy right where I am, thank you.

Skahtboi · #3 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 11:31am

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Jealous of Texas? Not a shot! I'm happy right where I am, thank you.

Somehow, though, singing, "I saw miles and miles of Delaware," just doesn't sound right.

Dakota · #4 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 11:43am

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Somehow, though, singing, "I saw miles and miles of Delaware," just doesn't sound right.

That would be because there aren't.

Dakota · #5 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 11:48am

A Texas umpire and a Delaware umpire were discussing whether they regularly called games in neighboring states.

TU: "Hail no. If Ah got in mah pickup an' drove awl day, Ah'd steel not git to the stayit line."

DU: "Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to have a truck like that, too."

IRISHMAFIA · #6 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 03:06pm

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Somehow, though, singing, "I saw miles and miles of Delaware," just doesn't sound right.

Nothing would sound right if sung by any of us.

bkbjones · #7 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 04:05pm

I swear if we just got Mike one scoop of Blue Bell, he would come around...

Dakota · #8 (**permalink**) Fri Apr 21, 2006, 04:14pm

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I swear if we just got Mike one scoop of Blue Bell, he would come around...

Maybe, but what I miss are the bluebonnets in the hill country west of Austin. All you DFW-area umpires... you need to take a weekend off from the ball field and spend it driving down highway 16 from San Saba to Kerrville in March.

IRISHMAFIA · #9 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 08:59am

Trust me, your Blue Bell may be special to you, but your "Texas is best" attitude is almost as bad as a SoCal parent believing softball doesn't exist outside of their region.

Growing up, I've consumed dairy products whether milk, ice cream, ice milk, etc. while the cows that provided the milk were in the next room.

Y'all think you've got something special and it may be to you. Only thing is that we had the same thing in the Northeast 100 years before your region was even settled. :b

DSUAUmpire · #10 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 05:53pm

Tom, I was raised in Kerrville, know the area well. you are so right.

whiskers_ump · #11 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 05:16pm

You know I had to chime in sooner or later, (and probably you wanted it later Mike), but you would love Texas.....Hell, two people I know from Mn. come up now and then.....Right Rachel, and TomB?

IRISHMAFIA · #12 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 23, 2006, 08:45am

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You know I had to chime in sooner or later, (and probably you wanted it later Mike), but you would love Texas.....Hell, two people I know from Mn. come up now and then.....Right Rachel, and TomB?

Now, see, there it is! Rachel and Tom come DOWN to Texas. Y'all ain't the top of the world

And, of course, this is always humorous, but my opinion isn't going to change.

Glen, when are you in N.O.? I'll be there the first weekend in May for JazzFest.

rodan55 · #13 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 22, 2006, 10:46pm

Where are you anyway? We just don't call in Dallas or TX for that matter. Have games, will travel. Myself along with some others from our association have made the trip to N Little Rock, AR for the Busch Classic. We won't be making it this year since they changed the weekend and we have State tournament to call then. And besides, they are going Red shirt this year.

whiskers_ump · #14 (**permalink**) Sun Apr 23, 2006, 06:53am

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Where are you anyway? We just don't call in Dallas or TX for that matter. Have games, will travel. Myself along with some others from our association have made the trip to N Little Rock, AR for the Busch Classic. We won't be making it this year since they changed the weekend and we have State tournament to call then. And besides, they are going Red shirt this year.

If your question is for me, I am in East Texas. Beaumont area. I call in Houston, Pasadena, Humble, Lufkin
Lake Charles, La., New Orleans (have two there this coming month).

I have the red shirt also.