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SRW Wed May 07, 2008 10:53am
How busy are you?
 
The post by NCASAUmp got me thinking... how busy are you?

Quote:
Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
Wow, you're in rare form today, SRW. You takin' your meds? ;)
No meds to take! It probably has to do with the lack of sleep I've had over the past week/weekend. Case in point:

Thursday, Varsity game, home at 11:30pm. 5.5 hrs sleep.
Friday, College DH, then to hotel hospitality room to meet the out-of-towners in for our big spring JO FP tourney (128 teams, 88 umpires, 30 fields) that I'm co-UIC'ing. Up till 12:30am BS'ing and drinking. 4 hrs sleep.
Saturday, travel between 18 of the 22 fields being used, then to hotel hospitality. Reschedule some rainouts for Sunday with Wild Bill, then up till 3am trying to outdrink the Canadians. (They won... oh my God did they win). 3 hrs sleep.
Sunday, finish the tourney, travel to 3 complexes, pay out about $6k to out-of-town umpires, wait for the last game to finish at 9pm. To the Keg to eat a nice dinner provided to the tournament staff by the TD. Home at 11:30pm. 5 hours sleep.
Monday, Work, then 4 SP games. Field lights cause a delay, so I'm not off the fields until 11:30pm. Home at 12:15am. 5 hours sleep.
Tuesday, Work, then 4 SP games. Off the field at 11. 5.5 hours sleep.

Today, drinking coffee and recovering. Got a Varsity HS game this afternoon... which I am completely excited about because I'll be home by 6:30pm, and I'll actually get to sleep for more than 5 hours tonight!

Then looking forward:
Thursday, 3A HS Varsity league playoff game.
Friday, College DH.
Saturday, 2 JO games in the AM, 4A HS Varsity league playoff game, then 2 JO games in the PM.
Sunday, 4 SP games in the AM, then 2 or 3 JO FP games in the PM.
Monday, 4 SP games.
Tuesday, 3A HS District playoff game.
Wednesday, 4 SP games.

Next Thursday I finally have a break... and Friday I have tickets to the Mariners.

Is this obsessive, normal, or under-normal? What do you have going on?

argodad Wed May 07, 2008 11:33am
Whoa Sean! Slow down and get some sleep, man! You're young -- but that schedule will get to you eventually.

Dakota Wed May 07, 2008 12:10pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SRW
Is this obsessive...
No, I wouldn't say obsessive. I'm leaning more toward disturbed, psychoneurotic, deranged, insane ... :eek:

IRISHMAFIA Wed May 07, 2008 01:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SRW
The post by NCASAUmp got me thinking... how busy are you?


No meds to take! It probably has to do with the lack of sleep I've had over the past week/weekend. Case in point:

Thursday, Varsity game, home at 11:30pm. 5.5 hrs sleep.
Friday, College DH, then to hotel hospitality room to meet the out-of-towners in for our big spring JO FP tourney (128 teams, 88 umpires, 30 fields) that I'm co-UIC'ing. Up till 12:30am BS'ing and drinking. 4 hrs sleep.
Saturday, travel between 18 of the 22 fields being used, then to hotel hospitality. Reschedule some rainouts for Sunday with Wild Bill, then up till 3am trying to outdrink the Canadians. (They won... oh my God did they win). 3 hrs sleep.
Sunday, finish the tourney, travel to 3 complexes, pay out about $6k to out-of-town umpires, wait for the last game to finish at 9pm. To the Keg to eat a nice dinner provided to the tournament staff by the TD. Home at 11:30pm. 5 hours sleep.
Monday, Work, then 4 SP games. Field lights cause a delay, so I'm not off the fields until 11:30pm. Home at 12:15am. 5 hours sleep.
Tuesday, Work, then 4 SP games. Off the field at 11. 5.5 hours sleep.

Today, drinking coffee and recovering. Got a Varsity HS game this afternoon... which I am completely excited about because I'll be home by 6:30pm, and I'll actually get to sleep for more than 5 hours tonight!

Then looking forward:
Thursday, 3A HS Varsity league playoff game.
Friday, College DH.
Saturday, 2 JO games in the AM, 4A HS Varsity league playoff game, then 2 JO games in the PM.
Sunday, 4 SP games in the AM, then 2 or 3 JO FP games in the PM.
Monday, 4 SP games.
Tuesday, 3A HS District playoff game.
Wednesday, 4 SP games.

Next Thursday I finally have a break... and Friday I have tickets to the Mariners.

Is this obsessive, normal, or under-normal? What do you have going on?
Now, you're just bragging!

NCASAUmp Wed May 07, 2008 01:50pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Now, you're just bragging!
No kidding!

I usually work my full-time job, run home, don my uniform, and call 3 SP games in a row. I get home, eat my dinner, polish my shoes, get to bed by 12 or so and sleep for about 6 hours. Get up, repeat.

And that's usually for 5 nights straight.

It's no wonder I listen to loud, obnoxious music before games. I still have to wake up!

NM FP Ump Wed May 07, 2008 02:20pm
Not nearly as busy as that. Looks like officiating (and the fun stuff associated with it);) is a full time job for you.

Just got done with the last NFHS game on Monday (JV tournament). Still too inexperienced for the state FP tournament, so I am cleaning my gear and getting in shape for weekend tournaments starting on Memorial Day weekend. Back to the 6 games a day weekend; I'm actually looking forward to it.

Oh, and daughter graduates from high school next week. The last one has flown the coop!!!!!

Skahtboi Wed May 07, 2008 03:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SRW
The post by NCASAUmp got me thinking... how busy are you?


No meds to take! It probably has to do with the lack of sleep I've had over the past week/weekend. Case in point:

Thursday, Varsity game, home at 11:30pm. 5.5 hrs sleep.
Friday, College DH, then to hotel hospitality room to meet the out-of-towners in for our big spring JO FP tourney (128 teams, 88 umpires, 30 fields) that I'm co-UIC'ing. Up till 12:30am BS'ing and drinking. 4 hrs sleep.
Saturday, travel between 18 of the 22 fields being used, then to hotel hospitality. Reschedule some rainouts for Sunday with Wild Bill, then up till 3am trying to outdrink the Canadians. (They won... oh my God did they win). 3 hrs sleep.
Sunday, finish the tourney, travel to 3 complexes, pay out about $6k to out-of-town umpires, wait for the last game to finish at 9pm. To the Keg to eat a nice dinner provided to the tournament staff by the TD. Home at 11:30pm. 5 hours sleep.
Monday, Work, then 4 SP games. Field lights cause a delay, so I'm not off the fields until 11:30pm. Home at 12:15am. 5 hours sleep.
Tuesday, Work, then 4 SP games. Off the field at 11. 5.5 hours sleep.

Today, drinking coffee and recovering. Got a Varsity HS game this afternoon... which I am completely excited about because I'll be home by 6:30pm, and I'll actually get to sleep for more than 5 hours tonight!

Then looking forward:
Thursday, 3A HS Varsity league playoff game.
Friday, College DH.
Saturday, 2 JO games in the AM, 4A HS Varsity league playoff game, then 2 JO games in the PM.
Sunday, 4 SP games in the AM, then 2 or 3 JO FP games in the PM.
Monday, 4 SP games.
Tuesday, 3A HS District playoff game.
Wednesday, 4 SP games.

Next Thursday I finally have a break... and Friday I have tickets to the Mariners.

Is this obsessive, normal, or under-normal? What do you have going on?
Funny. I thought of this as right around the normal phase for this time of year. But I guess that from the responses, I am wrong. The problem with this time of year is that it is playoff time in Texas, and that can mean drives of up to 200 miles one way to work a neutral site.

SC Ump Wed May 07, 2008 05:32pm
This year I'm only doing NFHS softball (and football in the fall.)

I had a playoff game on Monday night, but there are only a few teams per division left in the playoffs. The state champions will be crown by end of next week. Hopefully I'll get one more game, but there are only a few games in our area.

Football meetings start next Monday.

Tonight, I'm washing the dog. (That's not code for anything involving tequila... it's soap, water and one overly active, year old springer spaniel.)

Dholloway1962 Wed May 07, 2008 10:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SRW
The post by NCASAUmp got me thinking... how busy are you?


No meds to take! It probably has to do with the lack of sleep I've had over the past week/weekend. Case in point:

Thursday, Varsity game, home at 11:30pm. 5.5 hrs sleep.
Friday, College DH, then to hotel hospitality room to meet the out-of-towners in for our big spring JO FP tourney (128 teams, 88 umpires, 30 fields) that I'm co-UIC'ing. Up till 12:30am BS'ing and drinking. 4 hrs sleep.
Saturday, travel between 18 of the 22 fields being used, then to hotel hospitality. Reschedule some rainouts for Sunday with Wild Bill, then up till 3am trying to outdrink the Canadians. (They won... oh my God did they win). 3 hrs sleep.
Sunday, finish the tourney, travel to 3 complexes, pay out about $6k to out-of-town umpires, wait for the last game to finish at 9pm. To the Keg to eat a nice dinner provided to the tournament staff by the TD. Home at 11:30pm. 5 hours sleep.
Monday, Work, then 4 SP games. Field lights cause a delay, so I'm not off the fields until 11:30pm. Home at 12:15am. 5 hours sleep.
Tuesday, Work, then 4 SP games. Off the field at 11. 5.5 hours sleep.

Today, drinking coffee and recovering. Got a Varsity HS game this afternoon... which I am completely excited about because I'll be home by 6:30pm, and I'll actually get to sleep for more than 5 hours tonight!

Then looking forward:
Thursday, 3A HS Varsity league playoff game.
Friday, College DH.
Saturday, 2 JO games in the AM, 4A HS Varsity league playoff game, then 2 JO games in the PM.
Sunday, 4 SP games in the AM, then 2 or 3 JO FP games in the PM.
Monday, 4 SP games.
Tuesday, 3A HS District playoff game.
Wednesday, 4 SP games.

Next Thursday I finally have a break... and Friday I have tickets to the Mariners.

Is this obsessive, normal, or under-normal? What do you have going on?
Obviously you are single........or about to be :D Slow down and enjoy life! I used to go all the time but finally cut way back. One, maybe two nights a week, then a tournament every other weekend. HS ball here is in fall and I do more during the week then, but it is usually a DH starting at 3 or 4 PM so done by 6:00 or 6:30.

NDblue Wed May 07, 2008 11:38pm
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Originally Posted by SC Ump
...overly active, year old springer spaniel.
Wait until your ESS is 6 yo and still overly active. Mine turns 6 this weekend and yet he still acts like he's still a puppy. Nature of the English Springer Spaniel breed. I'm on my 4th and will never own a different breed of dog. IMO, the most gifted athletic dog of the K9 family. I don't know about you and yours but I hunt with mine and you won't find a better dog for upland game (pheasant, grouse, chuckar).

SRW Thu May 08, 2008 12:21am
So... um...

Scratch that Thursday break I mentioned. Just got assigned a HS 4A League Playoff game that evening. It's probably the last HS varsity game I'll have this year. I should savor it.

SRW Thu May 08, 2008 12:22am
I'm surprised no one commented about trying to outdrink the Canadians. If anyone knows Gil "the Thrill", they'll know why I lost. :D

Dakota Thu May 08, 2008 06:55am
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Originally Posted by SRW
I'm surprised no one commented about trying to outdrink the Canadians....
I think I covered that pretty well... :D

Texas Aggie Thu May 08, 2008 09:44am
Quote:
Friday I have tickets to the Mariners
At least you'll be able to get some sleep then.

Dakota Thu May 08, 2008 09:58am
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Originally Posted by Texas Aggie
At least you'll be able to get some sleep then.
I wouldn't expect someone from the Rangers home state to be talking smack... but I guess the Mariners are the only ones they can do that with... :D

Andy Thu May 08, 2008 10:33am
Just did my last HS game last night - state semi-final in 5A division 2.

State tourney wraps up this weekend, but I am done.
I have some various weddings and graduations the next few weekends so my next action will be a 14u qualifier on Memorial Day weekend. After that, a few weekend tourneys when I'm available.

Counting FR, JV, and tournaments, I worked 40 HS games this season starting in the last week of February. How does that compare to the rest of you HS umps?

DaveASA/FED Thu May 08, 2008 12:16pm
I had 44 high school games scheduled at the beginning of the year, but picked up a few more along the way, lost count....always say I will keep track but never seem to get to, too busy! That is from 3/17 to 5/17 so there are some still left....Sectionals start 5/19 here. Not sure if I got an assignment yet, those are suppose to come out in the next few days.

argodad Thu May 08, 2008 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by Andy
Counting FR, JV, and tournaments, I worked 40 HS games this season starting in the last week of February. How does that compare to the rest of you HS umps?
Our HS season began in early February. I had 27 regular season, 2 district, 2 regionals, 1 finals. That's plenty for me, since I also had 35 JUCO and college games.

Now just a few rec games (filling in when the parks are short-handed) and a summer tournament or two. Then hip-replacement surgery in August and rehab for the 2009 season. :(

Skahtboi Thu May 08, 2008 01:40pm
I missed half the season and still managed to get in 31 games for HS and college. I guess I could double that if I had made the whole season. And I have yet to work a tournament in 2008.

NM FP Ump Fri May 09, 2008 01:45pm
Gee, I only called 18 games and 4 scrimmages (still not paid from those). You guys are beasts!!!!:D

We had lay offs at work and I took the duties of two jobs, plus my old job, so I had to limit myself to 1 game during the week and a doubleheader on Saturday.

NDblue Fri May 09, 2008 04:56pm
Damn, I haven't called a game yet this season. Season just started 4 days ago though.:eek:

Steve M Fri May 09, 2008 05:58pm
So far, it's about 70 games - but today was certainly washed out.

bkbjones Sat May 10, 2008 12:37am
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Originally Posted by Dakota
No, I wouldn't say obsessive. I'm leaning more toward disturbed, psychoneurotic, deranged, insane ... :eek:
And that's a problem?

IRISHMAFIA Sat May 10, 2008 08:30am
Quote:
Originally Posted by bkbjones
And that's a problem?
Depending on the drugs available.

BlitzkriegBob Mon May 12, 2008 06:57am
I have just finished my first month of the season, and have done 8 high school games, 1 rec league game, and 2 travel team games. I have had 5 games cancelled (probably won't be made up since playoffs start soon). I have a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday which will round out my high school season. I'm pretty happy with the amount of games I've done this year since I have seen all of DD's games and managed to start my spring chores while still spending some quality time with the family.

I probably won't be umpiring much in the next couple of weeks since my son is graduating high school and we're having an open house so I have to find time to put up a new fence before the end of the month. If anyone wants to come by for a hog roast (my wife's influence since that's what they do over here) or some brisket (my influence since I love real BBQ) feel free to stop on by. Probably have some cold Beck's, Heineken, and Hoegaarden also!

IRISHMAFIA Mon May 12, 2008 07:12am
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Originally Posted by BlitzkriegBob
and Hoegaarden also!
Isn't that a small patch of dirt behind a brothel where they plant the pansies?:D

Skahtboi Mon May 12, 2008 08:30am
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlitzkriegBob
I have just finished my first month of the season, and have done 8 high school games, 1 rec league game, and 2 travel team games. I have had 5 games cancelled (probably won't be made up since playoffs start soon). I have a doubleheader scheduled for Saturday which will round out my high school season. I'm pretty happy with the amount of games I've done this year since I have seen all of DD's games and managed to start my spring chores while still spending some quality time with the family.

I probably won't be umpiring much in the next couple of weeks since my son is graduating high school and we're having an open house so I have to find time to put up a new fence before the end of the month. If anyone wants to come by for a hog roast (my wife's influence since that's what they do over here) or some brisket (my influence since I love real BBQ) feel free to stop on by. Probably have some cold Beck's, Heineken, and Hoegaarden also!
Sure. I'll come. But it looks like I will have to bring the beer! :D

SRW Fri May 16, 2008 12:01pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by SRW
... and Friday I have tickets to the Mariners.
Guess what I get to see tonight...

First Pitch

Welpe Fri May 16, 2008 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by SRW
Guess what I get to see tonight...

First Pitch
That is neat they are doing that for those women and acknowledging their sportsmanship. Its a shame we don't see that more in other sports, and it is also a shame a blown rule interpretation led to that incident.

argodad Fri May 16, 2008 02:31pm
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Originally Posted by Welpe
That is neat they are doing that for those women and acknowledging their sportsmanship. Its a shame we don't see that more in other sports, and it is also a shame a blown rule interpretation led to that incident.
But if the call had been correct, we'd never have had the great human interest story and our sport wouldn't have received the "good sports" publicity. Every once in awhile the wrong answer turns out right. :)


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