Pet Peeves..........

[LMan]

Originally Posted by Dakota

When their misusing they're words, there points often become mute.

Will the rain of terror never end?




stay thirsty, my friends

[surf24]

Originally Posted by argodad

We never leave, Surf!

So I gather.............lol.

Originally Posted by Welpe

This is nothing....wait til we fire up a good beer debate.

Favorite beers seem to be a hot topic on several sites.

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

And here we go...

Surf, get it over with. What's your favorite beer?

I don't drink beer. I do like my own homemade vodka and lemonade mix though......or Tarantula's (tequilla coolers).

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Even if you're not old enough. We won't tell.

Oh I am old enough.......

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by LMan

stay thirsty, my friends

You may have caught another reference to the World's Most Interesting Man in another post in this thread...just sayin'.

[surf24]

Originally Posted by Welpe

You may have caught another reference to the World's Most Interesting Man in another post in this thread...just sayin'.

World's Most Interesting Man??????

[Welpe]

Excuse me...I misspoke....The Most Interesting Man in the World...

YouTube - The Most Interesting Man In the World: People hang on his every word, even the prepositions

[surf24]

Originally Posted by Welpe

Excuse me...I misspoke....The Most Interesting Man in the World...

YouTube - The Most Interesting Man In the World: People hang on his every word, even the prepositions

Oh please.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by surf24

Oh I am old enough.......

Then you should remember Blazing Saddles and single bases at 1st.

[surf24]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

Then you should remember Blazing Saddles and single bases at 1st.

[BretMan]

Originally Posted by surf24

I give about 4 (warm-up pitches) in the very first inning and after that they get one. I mean they've already thrown a bunch --- it isn't going to get better. lol

One pet peeve is when an umpire ignores a rule in the rule book- like how many warm-up pitches the rules allow- and enforces some arbitrary notion of what they think is "better for the game".

Others:

- The "excessive warm-up pitches/excessive delays between innings" is a big one for me. The rules do prescribe a set number of warm-up pitches and a set amount of time in which they must be delivered. I'll give them that much, but that's it.

- When I'm the base umpire and at the plate conference the plate umpire goes off on a lot of tangents about obscure rules, tries to explain "his" strike zone, gives pre-emptive warnings about rule violations that aren't supposed to warrant a warning until they actually happen, tells the coaches that "we might miss some things, but you can't argue them because it's our judgment" or spends the plate conference joking it up, or buddying up with the coaches.

- When I'm the plate umpire and at the plate conference the base umpire feels the need to interject himself on every other sentence I utter.

- One that happens way too often and gets under my skin after awhile:

I hold up, say, two fingers on each hand and clearly announce, "Two balls, two strikes!".

The next pitch comes in and I clearly announce, "Ball!".

At which point, the batter/catcher/base coach asks, "What's the count, Blue?".

After three or four of those, I'm really tempted to say, "Exactly one ball more than when I gave the count after the previous pitch!".

[charliej47]

I also have a problem when I arrive and try to have a pre-game and my partner states he's "sone this long enough to know how and what to umpire."

I go over a few thing anyway and most of the time I will watch my partner screw things up.

[Skahtboi]

Since we are talking peeves here, how about that partner who thinks that the plate conference with coaches is a good time to give a clinic? I had one this post season who droned on and on for five minutes or more. It was ridiculous.

[NDblue]

A couple of weeks ago, while in Orlando, FL, I tried a local brew called Blonde Ale from Orlando Brewing that was very good. Also, I had a very good beer out of PA called Yuengling that was an excellent beer. Can't find them here so I usually go for Landshark or Blue Moon.

[PSUchem]

Ah yes, Yuengling. It really is a good lager, and is my go-to when at the bar. I far prefer anything from Ommegang or Unibroue, though. I'll take an Abbey anyday.

[IRISHMAFIA]

When you say Bud, you've said it all - Click here

[Welpe]

I found some Session Lager at Cost Plus today. It is brewed by Full Sail in Hood River, OR. Tasty beer and I haven't been able to find it until today.