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Becoming an Umpire
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I'm with a couple of the posters on this thread ... I'd rather have bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.
I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words.
--- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C.
--- Hesiod, Eighth Century B.C.
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CheckWriter - Premium Member
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If I drink any more I'm going to have to change my handle to Fat Bastard
Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
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Lunatic Fringe - Posts: 474
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ASA offers some on-line courses in the umpiring curriculum you may want to complete:
Disdain for Coaches 101
Disdain for Parents 102 (Suggested course for certified coaches also)
Disdain for Players 103
Self Loathing 101
Rule Misinterpretation 201
Snappy Comebacks 301
Situation Escalation 401
Blind Partner Support 411
Disdain for Coaches 101
Disdain for Parents 102 (Suggested course for certified coaches also)
Disdain for Players 103
Self Loathing 101
Rule Misinterpretation 201
Snappy Comebacks 301
Situation Escalation 401
Blind Partner Support 411
Run your mouth when I'm not around
Its easy to achieve
You cry to weak friends that sympathize
- Pantera, Walk
Its easy to achieve
You cry to weak friends that sympathize
- Pantera, Walk
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Sam - Premium Member
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There is no way I could call balls and strikes from behind the plate, I could only do it from the dugout, so I guess I'm out.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)
You can understand capitalism when you realize that Thomas Edison improved the world more than Karl Marx
Me
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)
You can understand capitalism when you realize that Thomas Edison improved the world more than Karl Marx
Me
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Dugout Dad - Posts: 2334
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You might think umpires are a boring bunch, but check out this rare footage of MTR at the annual Umpire Retreat.
Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVtEX1J7tXQ&sns=em
Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVtEX1J7tXQ&sns=em
Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
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artomatic - Premium Member
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artomatic wrote:You might think umpires are a boring bunch, but check out this rare footage of MTR at the annual Umpire Retreat.
Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVtEX1J7tXQ&sns=em
He is.....................!
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)
You can understand capitalism when you realize that Thomas Edison improved the world more than Karl Marx
Me
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965)
You can understand capitalism when you realize that Thomas Edison improved the world more than Karl Marx
Me
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Dugout Dad - Posts: 2334
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artomatic wrote:You might think umpires are a boring bunch, but check out this rare footage of MTR at the annual Umpire Retreat.
Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVtEX1J7tXQ&sns=em
wow, so wrong, so wong
“Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.” John Wayne
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as the world turns - Posts: 1519
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artomatic wrote:You might think umpires are a boring bunch, but check out this rare footage of MTR at the annual Umpire Retreat.
Looks like fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVtEX1J7tXQ&sns=em
The pool deck gets slippery at the 1:10 mark.
VETERANS....ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL
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Tyler Durden - Premium Member
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Sam wrote:ASA offers some on-line courses in the umpiring curriculum you may want to complete:
Disdain for Coaches 101
Disdain for Parents 102 (Suggested course for certified coaches also)
Disdain for Players 103
Self Loathing 101
Rule Misinterpretation 201
Snappy Comebacks 301
Situation Escalation 401
Blind Partner Support 411
You forgot:Running a sport only focused on umpires 480
How to Hunker in your Bunker 500
and
Getting free samwiches 525
These may have been missed because they are over at the graduate school.
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AlwaysImprove - Premium Member
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