Moving

[BlitzkriegBob]

I am moving back to Houston in a couple of weeks, and I think this may signal the end of my umpiring career. I have enjoyed it very much (most of the time), and I know there will be times that I will miss umpiring. I wanted to take a minute to thank all of you for all of the guidance and help that you have provided to me over the last several years. You all have made me a better umpire. I can never express my gratitude enough.

It was a little tough walking off the field for the last time a couple of weeks ago. My last game was uneventful, which is always a good thing. The tournament didn't start out that way for me. My first game of the day I tossed a coach in the top of the 2nd (earliest ever for me), and tossed another from the same team a little later. The joys of calling Illegal Pitches! It will probably take me a little time to wean myself from visiting here every day. When I get back to Houston, I'll probably end up looking for a baseball team that needs someone to come in and throw a little batting practice. I love this game too much to walk away completely.