jadarite

St. Louis and Boston, just as I predicted I have used the moniker "jadarite" for some time, before it was just "www dot com". I will resurface with another name. Thanks for the comments.

I understand I am talking to umpires. When I ask for advice it's like asking for "too many cooks in the kitchen". I am a Detroiter, and even though I place my bets that the Red Sox will beat Detroit and go on to play the St. Louis Cardinals, I have been listening to the Verlander interviews. This man is true to baseball. The last time I considered baseball was when I was watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I feel the baseball world should not accept someone like me to just waltz in and decide the actions. I am older for a reason, not wiser. I am not as true to baseball as a 20 year old. I really like baseball, but in the end my goals are not other people's goals. Do I spend the money for Umpire School in January to referee in MiLB later? Someone said the scouts would only want someone to be in the MLB later. So at 50, what chance do I have? However, maybe I just go to Umpire School, and then return to my other life. Then, someday they want an umpire? It's a question the Beatles had to deal with before breaking up with John and Yoko.

If you are true to baseball, promote the products of the city you umpire in. Don't go global.

I have been visiting the MLB website. Season coming to an end, and the world series is soon in sight. I am a Detroiter, waiting since 84 for another win. However, I don't like their tactics. Who owns baseball? Us or the conglomerates? I will not play baseball but maybe I will umpire baseball. I want to umpire baseball, but not iphone Steve Jobs Microsoft Bill gates Nike or Adidas baseball. I am the real deal and I want to umpire the real deal. Right now, MLB's marketing tactic is like adding an "s" to a cell phone in order to make the big bucks. What happened to the hot dogs? If you are true to baseball, promote the products of the city you umpire in. Don't go global. That's not what I meant by preserving the integrity of the game. I know. Your goals are not mine. I support your goals.

I have been visiting the MLB website. Season coming to an end, and the world series is soon in sight. I am a Detroiter, waiting since 84 for another win. However, I don't like their tactics. Who owns baseball? Us or the conglomerates? I will not play baseball but maybe I will umpire baseball. I want to umpire baseball, but not iphone Steve Jobs Microsoft Bill gates Nike or Adidas baseball. I am the real deal and I want to umpire the real deal. Right now, MLB's marketing tactic is like adding an "s" to a cell phone in order to make the big bucks. What happened to the hot dogs? If you are true to baseball, promote the products of the city you umpire in. Don't go global.

Hello, I am not only new to this site but I have been away from baseball for quite some time. This year, a few things happened and I got the desire to get into baseball. I'll save that for later, right now I would like a realistic assessment based on my situation. I am 39, single, no family to support so I am not tied to anything. Right now, money is not an issue and I can always walk away if it doesn't work out. I have zero training as an umpire, and if I were to sign up for a training program like the Umpire School, I would be at the same experience level as a high schooler graduating but not in the same physical condition. This has me concerned, because I am not necessarily unhealthy but I am not actively out exercising every day. I am about 20 pounds overweight, no significant health problems, never smoked or had any major injuries besides a wrist injury when I was a teenager. I have no problems standing for long periods of time. Is it too late in the ball game to get involved with umpiring? My goal actually is not to get to the MLB. If that were to ever happen, great, but even if I were 20 and put in 10 years with minor league umpiring that doesn't guarantee anything. I would be quite happy umpiring minor league baseball and doing other work. If you think I should pursue this, I have a more specific question. I understand some sprinting is required, but I am not sure exactly what this means. I have seen some umpires with a bigger frame than me and they don't look like they are sprinting at all. It's more like hustling. How much is this a factor when selecting potential umpires for minor league umpiring? Watching these umpires in the MLB, they look a lot older than I would expect. Do they simply have a spot for life? Or, are they held to the same physical requirements as say a 30-40 year old?