concertman1971

Orange. I am going to take it for Ms ThighPro and have her take it for herself and me. See if we get the same.

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There are a few...........LOL I mean yes, this is decent, but how long has it been at or near $80/game? Prices have grown about 20% overall since 2020, according to an analysis by the California Legislative Analyst’s Office based on the most recent consumer price index data. Nashville, TN pays $90 for the same games/time limits..........and I know gas there aint $4.79/gallon ($2.69). I mean, I can CONFIRM the Liquor By the Drink (AKA SIN TAX) is 10% additional but. "what we permit, we promote"

This should also terrify us all. 5 years????

Guys, we need to stop using the phrase "there is an umpire shortage" (or any variation of it). There is not a shortage of umpires. What there is a shortage of is: respect for umpires, affordable points of entry, training, willingness of umpires to accept one-man games, and........PAY. IMO, since I started umpiring in 2006, Respect has gone down, $$ point of entry has gone through the roof, training is minimal or costly, assignors in OC are still trying to get guys to work one-man on the 90-ft field (and other umpires will work "free man" to 'get reps', allowing the assignors to continue to assign one umpire)and the pay............don't get me started. If these things changed, there would be no (perceived) shortage of umpires. How hard would it be for a league/assignor to get umpires if the following was met: League Officers/TD's actually cared about parent/fan behavior If instead of keeping old/used/outdated gear, we veteran umpires donated it to a young gun who is trying to take our place on the field If we veteran umpires accepted 2/3 man games with the young guns (still trying to take our place) and trained them STOP ACCEPTING ONE MAN GAMES If Leagues/Tournaments kept pay in line with COL (how does travel ball in TN pay more than in So CAL???) I should probably go have some coffee

AHHHHH the ol' "plate brush has no pocket in the plate coat" conundrum

Another way you can think about it is Did the ball hit HIM (HBP) OR Did HE hit the ball (Stay in the box)

Its an umpires way of telling his partner "great call"

Funny follow up, but I just had a 15 min convo with Ms. ThighPro about why one does not wear a shirt over the CP while wearing the PC...........

I'm a "never wear a jacket on the plate" guy as well. I too wear a plate coat for 'big' games. I feel good in it. Just don't put your ball bags on with it!! (OH ya, it is also the opportunity to flex my CC......)

In TN I had a coach pushback on the "only 2 kids out swinging". I called him over with my lineup card out and said, "Ok Bob, that is the rule you do not want me to enforce. Now, I am going to walk over and ask Tom what rule he is choosing to not have me enforce today". He cocked his head, turned to the dugout and said "only 2 out guys". Problem solved.

Glad we had a few games together this year!

If I pay for these, can you ship the whole lot to @MadMax???

I love handing the catcher a new ball and his response is "how did you even know where that was?" SMDH

YESSSIR!!! ThighPro it is. And I cant wait to change in the warehouse they have. Hope there are 3 chairs this time!

Would be interested to know what the weight (lb/sqft) is of this product. Also the breathability (or lack thereof) of the "gel" may retain a bit of heat/

Looking forward to it!

(in my best David Lee Roth Voice) "I can barely see the road from the heat coming off"

Went last year. GREAT camp. I shared a room but it was a guy I had roomed with before.

@MidAmUmp it is up on there! PSA- Great camp. Well organized and well run. As an attendee, I could tell it was not the 1st or 2nd year of the camp.

Will be on the site tomorrow!

Guys, I have started a resource list over at ThighPro.com and wanted to hear from you guys if you have any other camps you know of that should be listed. Send me the link and I will be happy to add them. Tim https://thighpro.com/pages/umpire-camps

Thank you @noumpere This is exactly what I thought, but needed the rule/cite

Oh esteemed board members. Let's say the HC of the defensive team comes to a mound for a charged conference. During his conference, he tosses a ball to F6 to "warm up" while he has his visit. What are you allowing, and what rule/case/memo supports your decision.

Oh esteemed board members. Let's say the HC of the defensive team comes to a mound for a charged conference. During his conference, he tosses a ball to F6 to "warm up" while he has his visit. What are you allowing, and what rule/case/memo supports your decision.