Phadnis

I LOVE the new majestic shirts. got rid of that stripe (piping). officials are not the show, the less flashy we are the better.

Well done! thanks.

shame on me for thinking this actually had something to do with Winter Olympic Sports...

Stay on top of conflicts, assign accordingly. Be open and accessible. Have the interests of the league in mind at all times. Smile. Encourage staff to wear numbers

yeah Jax only makes fun of Afghans and his president.

How I would have handled it (umpiring in the same league as original poster): Scenario 1: B: that was a forking bullsiht call! (loud enough for On Deck dude to hear) PU: *take off mask* "Sir, you have hurt my feelings!" (a tiny bit louder than him, with a tiny little sniff as though you're holding back tears) If he then says, Fork you and fork your feelings = Ejection If he walks away, somewhat confused but silent = problem solved. Scenario 2: B: that was a forking bullsiht call! (loud enough for On Deck dude to hear) PU: *take off mask, look at outside corner, shrug* "Matter of opeenyohn" (in your best Cajun Man voice) If he then said, Fork you and fork your stupid voices PU: "Grounds for Eejecsheeyon!" (then toss the dude) If I can't make them laugh while diffusing the seetuwaesheeyon, then at least I can have a good story for post game beers with buddies.

I Ref hockey... In Ottawa, Canada. Up here Hockey is a year round thing. I spend more on Umpiring than Refereeing (two colours, plate gear, base gear, dry cleaning....etc), plus Ump gear is more fun to collect than Ref gear. Umps need to keep unis fresh and crisp, in hockey everyone wearing skates smells like 'hockey'. Both (men's leagues) pay about $25/hr here. I get hurt much more often on the ice, especially in lower divisions (blindly fire the puck around). I miss WAY more calls in rec hockey (doing the job of linesman AND Referee). I would conclude that Hockey is much more difficult... at times, there are 12 guys on the ice that are trying to hurt each other an get away with it, this is NEVER the case in Ball. Game management is very important in hockey.... but, if you blow a call on the ice, you can sorta just skate away from the abuse, whereas if you blow an out call on the bags, you basically have to stand in the middle of 9 dudes who are pretty pissed at you. The two sports are just so different that I always welcome the changing seasons. Phadnis

Frozen Cabbage leafs in your hat.

Why? Because i'm spearheading an initiative to get MLB styled crests for the NCBL in Ottawa Canada, and I would prefer sticking to the sizing used by the pros. Also, I only wear my Holy shirts for Sunday games... 3.5/2 inches is what I also extrapolated using pics and measuring pocket size.... and the position of the sun in the July Sky. Thanks for the help guys. Phadnis

Hey All, would anyone know the exact dimensions of MLB logo patches worn by umpires (Chest Patch, Pocket). Thanks! Phadnis

I was sporting a honig mask with standard honig padding. Ate a foul tip, jaw locked up. ALSO, rattled two fillings out of place. (back R two lower molars). Dentist set fillings.. jaw stopped hurting in 5 days. Went to WENDYS (tan), look great, feel great, Ate a ball dead centre, barely felt it. loved it. asked for seconds. Thanks TW!!!

Believe it or not... Men's League.. No count on batter. Batter fouls pitch dowward, it bounces up, clips my left index finger, just hard enough to cause my finger to roll strike indicator wheel from 0 to 1. True Story. Phadnis

Most of the Franco Ballers up in Ottawa refer to umpires as "Ref", which is sorta funny cause the proper french term for both Referee and Umpire is 'Arbitre'. All this sbeing said. Being called Ref is a good indicator for me to answer in French.... trois balles, deux prises.... Phadnis

First season back in blue after playing Men's Rec in Ottawa Canada for last 12 years. Had previously umpired for 9 years from ages 13-22. I missed umpiring, especially doing the dish. Looking forward to being part of this community. Also referee Hockey. (Lot of that up here). Any other Canucks with experience getting gear from the states? The dollar hovers around par, but the pricing is ridiculously off! What gives!