George Will Column Praises Umpires

NCASAUmp · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Apr 11, 2009, 10:57pm

I'm pondering picking it up from Amazon. Only problem is I leave for a two-week vacation a week from now (Saturday), so I don't know if it will arrive. Might prove to be handy, though, especially considering it's a 15-hour trip, one-way.

ASA/NYSSOBLUE · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 13, 2009, 09:32am

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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I'm pondering picking it up from Amazon. Only problem is I leave for a two-week vacation a week from now (Saturday), so I don't know if it will arrive. Might prove to be handy, though, especially considering it's a 15-hour trip, one-way.

I am spoiled - I always pay for the Amazon Prime each year - I get just about all of the 'free two day' shipping just like the 2.99 overnight, due to being within the one day zone of UPS... The $79 really pays for itself as I get enough crap from them in a year to make it worthwhile...especially at holiday time!

NCASAUmp · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Apr 13, 2009, 09:35am

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Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE

I am spoiled - I always pay for the Amazon Prime each year - I get just about all of the 'free two day' shipping just like the 2.99 overnight, due to being within the one day zone of UPS... The $79 really pays for itself as I get enough crap from them in a year to make it worthwhile...especially at holiday time!

Thanks! I have stock in Amazon.

NCASAUmp · #4 (**permalink**) Fri May 08, 2009, 08:06am

Picked up the book before heading to Argentina and read a lot of it on the plane. Definitely a must-read for any umpire at any level. I can actually see a lot of myself from when I first started umpiring in some of these stories.

HugoTafurst · #5 (**permalink**) Fri May 08, 2009, 08:50am

I'll add my enthusiastic recommendation.

SethPDX · #6 (**permalink**) Fri May 08, 2009, 03:23pm

I finished it in two days. Lots of great stuff in there.

HugoTafurst · #7 (**permalink**) Fri May 08, 2009, 05:17pm

At the time I ordered As We See EM I ordered a few other used books about Umpiring.

Yesterday, I started Please Don't Kill the Umpire by John Massaro.
After reading the Preface and 1st Chapter, I'm not impressed and pretty disappointed. If it gets better, I'll revise this post. If it doesn't, I may not finish the book....

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