techno ump

[Andy]

I had to have a conversation with a local HS umpire a few years back.

It was reported that he was pulling his cell phone out between innings.
When I asked him about it, he told me that he wasn't calling or texting anybody....he was checking the Yankees score.....

The cell phone was bad enough, but when he said Yankees...that was it...he no longer umpires in our association!

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Andy

I had to have a conversation with a local HS umpire a few years back.

It was reported that he was pulling his cell phone out between innings.
When I asked him about it, he told me that he wasn't calling or texting anybody....he was checking the Yankees score.....

The cell phone was bad enough, but when he said Yankees...that was it...he no longer umpires in our association!

Are you sure he was a fan? Maybe he was like me... one of my favorite teams in baseball is whoever is playing the Yankees!

[BretMan]

My phone has a really cool countdown timer app that would be great for the field. Plus I have a PDF version of the ASA rule book downloaded that might come in handy sometime. But, like others, I refuse to take my phone on the field.

Last year on the plate I had a pseudo-foul tip come straight back and and right into my left hand. When I opened my hand, my indicator literally fell apart into about a dozen pieces- wheels, shattered case, all the guts. Sure would have hated for that to have been my phone!