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Originally Posted by greymule
"I have bad knees and worry that they will force me to quit umpiring sooner than I would like."
Most of the guys I played baseball with in the dead ball era turned to SP softball by their mid-20s, but one guy went directly into baseball umpiring, eventually doing mostly ECAC/NCAA games. Last fall, at age 60, he had both knees replaced. He says it was 35 years of up and down behind the plate. I don't know whether he expects to resume umpiring.
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Interesting. My orthopaedic surgeon told me the up and down wasn't an issue, but more of the pounding of starting, stopping and reversing directions.
Actually, from my rehab, I would think the up and down was more theraputic to one's knees than harmful if in a good stance.
Wed Jun 24, 2009, 01:32pm
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