Let's see, I worked baseball for 22 years. Due to my knee replacement, I've only worked once this year and it was in our JO states (FP). Working FP is no big deal, it's just not my preferred game.

Wasn't trying to hurt your feelings 'cause I really don't care about your feelings. Just responding to your mentioning of knowing where you live.

No, we are not. We are talking about adding an inhalant to an already proven source of cooling one's body temperature on a hot day. I know as a fact that there are at least three umpires on this board for whom I have provided this relief. I also know there are thousands more that will tell you it helps.

But what would we know, you are the one making absurd declarations, not us.

Hell, this is nothing new to me. This stuff used to be sold at soda fountains as an additive for whatever ails you.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...6111622AAGCfNf

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf602427.tip.html

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=bal

http://search.aol.com/aol/search?inv...onia+towels%22

I'm really amazed that on the internet, where everything true and false is found.. nothing substantive on this can be found. Very strange indeed.

Then again, you have to actually open up the files and search for the info. I guess I was expecting too much.

I'm done with this waste. Believe and do what you want. I will continue to do whatever I can to help the umpires on the field.

So let's talk about hydration...

What's your favorite drink on a hot day while doing 10 games in a row? Or does anyone have any creative hydration cocktails (banana shakes)?

Me? I prefer Gatorade or Powerade. Powerade tends to be a little cheaper, but every now and then, I (ahem... more like my wife) will find a good sale on 32 ounce bottles. $0.79/bottle ain't too bad.

G2, grape, $0.50/bottle at Wally World. Contains electrolyte. Also drink
water with it and use the ammonia spirits as prescribed by MOST on this
subject. In other words use it in ice and water mixture with a couple of
towels. Keep it from the eyes.

You are so transparent. You couldnt find a single decent link but you still talk smack as if there are decent links to read on this. I do think its a good idea you Run away from this with so little to offer.
if someone does happen to run into a link about this, i would like to see it. I know I've searched, obviously irish has come up empty.. its not a easy search, but it must be out there.

Gatorade or powerade or the tiger woodsade.. all good stuff.

Lots of Iced water.

A lot of fruit... bananas, grapes, fruit salad.

Cold sammiches.

Propel.

Yeah, that's not too shabby, either. :)

Anybody got a banana milkshake recipe? I think that'd go great in a cooler. Separate from the Florida water cooler, of course.

Not a true banana milkshake, but a tasty treat nonetheless:

STRAWBERRY BANANA MILKSHAKE

2 bananas
10 oz. box frozen strawberries, partially thawed
2 c. milk
2 pts. strawberry ice cream

Slice the bananas. Combine the bananas, strawberries, milk and 1 pint of the ice cream in blender, in batches. Blend until smooth. Pour milkshake into 4 glasses, top each with a scoop of the remaining ice cream. Garnish with a fresh strawberry.

If you don't want the strawberry flavor to be too dominant, use some vanilla ice cream in place of the strawberry ice cream.

You forgot the vodka.

Gotta admit, thats sounds like a heck of a between game snack. :D

You can never, never, get to strawberrieee. :D

I was drooling as I read the post.