Awfully hot weather

[outathm]

The link to the post on hot weather was a nice walk down memory lane when Wade was still confrontational. Advice in the post still holds true, now if only we could find some hot weather. I am looking at 75 as a high on Weather.com for my tourney this weekend. I actually am packing a jacket and may use it just to make myself drink water.

[DNTXUM P]

Originally Posted by outathm

The link to the post on hot weather was a nice walk down memory lane when Wade was still confrontational. Advice in the post still holds true, now if only we could find some hot weather. I am looking at 75 as a high on Weather.com for my tourney this weekend. I actually am packing a jacket and may use it just to make myself drink water.

Come to San Antonio this weekend for 18 Gold qualifier. They need lots of help and are still looking for umpires. 106 with 90% humidity. They are able to pay $20 per game with no travel and no hotel rooms provided.

[Dutch Alex]

Originally Posted by DNTXUM P

Come to San Antonio this weekend for 18 Gold qualifier. They need lots of help and are still looking for umpires. 106 with 90% humidity. They are able to pay $20 per game with no travel and no hotel rooms provided.

Larry, with all those pleasant things that are not arranged (like travel money and hotelrooms) in San Antonio, you also have to wear white pants as an umpire?

[DNTXUM P]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

Larry, with all those pleasant things that are not arranged (like travel money and hotelrooms) in San Antonio, you also have to wear white pants as an umpire?

I thought that was standard. Wasn't that what I learned from you?

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by DNTXUM P

Come to San Antonio this weekend for 18 Gold qualifier. They need lots of help and are still looking for umpires. 106 with 90% humidity. They are able to pay $20 per game with no travel and no hotel rooms provided.

Guess they'll be looking for a good long time.

[outathm]

Larry:

We have a similar program here where every year after the tourney I get complaints about the umpires that are put on the field. NO hotels rooms, $35 for out of town umpires, $33 for locals, Rain canceled games=no pay, even if the tourney minimum game requirement has been met so no team refunds, I could go on.

I tell the tournament director that three hotel rooms will place the 6 worst with 6 of the best umpires. He still will not budge, then emails me to say that he is disappointed with he umpires his assigner puts on the field. Same guy that told the assigner he did not want me to work the tourney. I am sure you can imagine the sympathy he gets from me.

[DNTXUM P]

Originally Posted by outathm

Larry:

We have a similar program here where every year after the tourney I get complaints about the umpires that are put on the field. NO hotels rooms, $35 for out of town umpires, $33 for locals, Rain canceled games=no pay, even if the tourney minimum game requirement has been met so no team refunds, I could go on.

I tell the tournament director that three hotel rooms will place the 6 worst with 6 of the best umpires. He still will not budge, then emails me to say that he is disappointed with he umpires his assigner puts on the field. Same guy that told the assigner he did not want me to work the tourney. I am sure you can imagine the sympathy he gets from me.

This was the city of San Antonio's call. They have 70 - 80 teams coming in for this qualifier. All they had to do was work with the hotels and get a few comp rooms. I was in OKC this past weekend and they put us up at the Marriott thru comp rooms and everything was great. Had a good time in spite of the heat. Our region 7 UIC will be there running things, but I cannot see driving hours each way, work in 105+ heat and lose $200 for the weekend.

[ronald]

Looks like they will have to go with the local yahoos then.

I got 20 dollars in 2002 when I left Houston. Where is the raise?

[Dutch Alex]

We'll have a standard fee of 35Euro / DH in Elite competition (20Euro / single gama) and 25 Euro / DH lower classes (15 Euro / single game) PLUS 0,18 Euro / km for traveling.
On top of that we ALWAYS have a lockerroom, some drinks (mostly something to eat) for free and (for Larry) we may work in blue pants

Living in the centre of the Netherlands, I never have to drive more than 2 hours. But the weather isn't always that good

[DNTXUM P]

Originally Posted by ronald

Looks like they will have to go with the local yahoos then.

I got 20 dollars in 2002 when I left Houston. Where is the raise?

I want to be clear. This wasn't the fault of the UIC or anyone in San Antonio other than the city and the Park and Rec Dept. Good luck to everyone there. My biggest fear for those guys there is that they may have to work 2 or 3 games in a row before getting a game break. With 106 temp and extremely high humidity, it will not be a good situation. I just no one gets heat stroke.

[derwil]

Originally Posted by DNTXUM P

Come to San Antonio this weekend for 18 Gold qualifier. They need lots of help and are still looking for umpires. 106 with 90% humidity. They are able to pay $20 per game with no travel and no hotel rooms provided.

Gee I wonder why there having trouble finding people........

Here in Alabama it's been baking. College Exposure tourney two weekends ago - 105 degrees on the field - good thing it was only 80% humidity. Sat games from 8AM to 10PM. Did I mention that we were 4 umpires short?? I did 4 in a row to start the day with 75 min time limit. Ended up doin 18 games in two days. I was drinking 3-4 20 oz waters per game and not peeing at all.

Back on the field this weekend in similar weather. Least we're getting $25 per game!

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by derwil

Gee I wonder why there having trouble finding people........

Here in Alabam it's been baking. College Exposure tourney two weekends ago - 105 degrees on the field - good thing it was only 80% humidity. Sat games from 8AM to 10PM. Did I mention that we were 4 umpires short?? I did 4 in a row to start the day with 75 min time limit. Endted up doin 18 games in two days. I was drinking 3-4 20 oz waters per game and not peeing at all.

Back on the field this weekend in similar weather. Least we're getting $25 per game!

Wow. 4 games in a row and 9 games in a day - obviously the folks running things do not care whether umpires are able to give their best effort.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Wow. 4 games in a row and 9 games in a day - obviously the folks running things do not care whether umpires are able to give their best effort.

Been there, done that.

Sucked!

[bkbjones]

Originally Posted by DNTXUM P

Come to San Antonio this weekend for 18 Gold qualifier. They need lots of help and are still looking for umpires. 106 with 90% humidity. They are able to pay $20 per game with no travel and no hotel rooms provided.

JFC! For a Gold qualifier no less. We have a 14U regional this weekend, paying $25 a game PLUS hotel for a couple out of towners. We have a great relationship with TD/JO Commissioner (a past prez of SMSUA and helluva umpire in his own right) and the rooms are often comps. At any rate, we always make room for our out of town guests, even if it's a weekend invite and they're at my house. The City of San Antone needs to get with the program...then again I have never been too enthralled with the place.

[outathm]

O do the same thing around these parts. Many an umpire has slept on the couch, and in the extra 2 BRs in the house. The joys of dating, now marrying a woman with so much furniture that she buys a 4 BR house to fit it.