Do you work as grounds crew?

[BretMan]

Many times as a coach, never as an umpire.

Though I have erased a few lines before a game that were improperly drawn!

I can recall only two times that I did any "ground work" before a game I was umpiring. This was in local leagues where everybody pretty much knew everybody else. Heavy rain before each game had the fields looking swampy, and I pitched in with a rake and a bag of diamond-dry to allow the games to be played.

Of course, most of my work was concentrated on the area directly behind home plate!