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[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by CecilOne

It seems the most important parts of this topic are:

[COLOR="Green"]There's no way in hell I'd stick around for 9 games and only get paid for 6 of them.

I'm there for the money, nothing more.

I'm arrogant enough
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Mentally, I was tired at the end of the day. It's hard to focus for that long.

98% of all umpires do it for the money. To be offended that someone says it out loud, enough so that you call him arrogant, is ... well ... arrogant.

Personally, I would not work for free (with rare exceptions --- a charity event for example), but I also wouldn't work if I didn't enjoy it. The day either of those goes away, I'm done.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

98% of all umpires do it for the money.

99% of all statistics are made up.

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

To be offended that someone says it out loud, enough so that you call him arrogant, is ... well ... arrogant.

Ummm... Rich called himself arrogant.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Dakota

99% of all statistics are made up. Ummm... Rich called himself arrogant.

Tongue-in-cheek, but yes I did.

Flying to Washington State to do their state AAA Legion tourney in the morning. All 9-inning games and I'm not working more than one a day (for 5 days) unless there's an if game on the last day.

Looking forward to having some free time away from the ballpark, actually, and spending some time with a good friend who used to post here years ago.

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by Rich

Tongue-in-cheek, but yes I did.

Flying to Washington State to do their state AAA Legion tourney in the morning. All 9-inning games and I'm not working more than one a day (for 5 days) unless there's an if game on the last day.

Looking forward to having some free time away from the ballpark, actually, and spending some time with a good friend who used to post here years ago.

Say hi to him - he's missed here.

[ASA/NYSSOBLUE]

This is a weekend I had in May:

Saturday - About 25 miles travel to a mens tournament at about 1pm, and did three games, then traveled about 40 miles (with time to stop and eat a little) to a league and did a DH which did not get over until after midnight - didn't get home until about 1 am. THEN I had to turn around and be at another mens league by 0830 the next morning - another 25 - 30 minute drive - for anothe DH --- THEN....right after that was over, ANOTHER 25, 30 minute drive to yet another men's league to work.....4 in a row. All of these were modified pitch leagues of various sorts - no easy slow pitch games.

You think I was cranky by the end of the day Sunday? YUP

Oh yes - on MONDAY, had my work, ran to do a HS game, in which I had been scheduled to do bases - but had to throw the gear on, when my partner was late, and then after that, ANOTHER 20 minute drive to do ANOTHER men's modified DH...

I gotta tell ya, by the end of those three days, I was pretty well EXHAUSTED....

although $512 for three days ain't bad though