Once LHSAAUMP55...

[C'MON_Blue55]

Guys it has been almost a year since I checked the forums out. A lot has happened to me in this year. Graduated college with a Health and Physical Education Degree, along with a minor in English. I have stopped working high school ball for now, but I am still into the updates to the rules and situations. I stopped working at the HS level because of two reasons that would've made for a miserable season. One, my loving Mother passed away from fighting cancer about the time meetings and clinics were going on. Then I was so swamped with school work because this past season was during my student teaching semester. But, I am still in the game. I have helped train two younger officals this year at my local league, along with calling a ton of ball around the local area from 15u-9u. I am glad to be back and to be apart of this site, because the only friends that we have on the field are our fellow umpires!

[JaxRolo]

Welcome back Brother!

[Jocko]

Sorry for your loss. Glad you're back.

[btw]

Welcome back! Glad you made it through student teaching, too! You have to enjoy paying someone in order to work a full-time job. Congratulations and welcome back!

[OHUMP]

My condolences and welcome back.

[cuban]

I'm sure your Mother was very proud that she raised an Umpire.

[C'MON_Blue55]

Thanks guys, You will see me many on the equipment and situation forums. @Cuban, actually she only saw me call one ballgame. It was a tight game between two 5A schools (highest classification in Louisiana). She told me that she respected what I did, but she couldn't go watch another game. Guess she couldn't handle me getting yelled out by crazy fans. This is the same game that my Coon@$$ grandmother almost went to knock the fire out of a man that was giving me heak, until my mother grabbed her arm.

[Jocko]

Thanks guys, You will see me many on the equipment and situation forums. @Cuban, actually she only saw me call one ballgame. It was a tight game between two 5A schools (highest classification in Louisiana). She told me that she respected what I did, but she couldn't go watch another game. Guess she couldn't handle me getting yelled out by crazy fans. This is the same game that my Coon@$$ grandmother almost went to knock the fire out of a man that was giving me heak, until my mother grabbed her arm.

gotta love La! I have called there 2x, and would GLADLY go back. My carpool was waiting for a field to finish for the night. I went to the concession stand for a drink. BEER! THERE WAS BEER! :cheers:

[C'MON_Blue55]

Thanks guys, You will see me many on the equipment and situation forums. @Cuban, actually she only saw me call one ballgame. It was a tight game between two 5A schools (highest classification in Louisiana). She told me that she respected what I did, but she couldn't go watch another game. Guess she couldn't handle me getting yelled out by crazy fans. This is the same game that my Coon@$$ grandmother almost went to knock the fire out of a man that was giving me heak, until my mother grabbed her arm.

gotta love La! I have called there 2x, and would GLADLY go back. My carpool was waiting for a field to finish for the night. I went to the concession stand for a drink. BEER! THERE WAS BEER!

HAHA!!! I got offered a beer at a local high school mulitple times by parents and coaches. The crazy thing is it didn't matter if they won or loss. I am glad I did not take their offer up or all respect for me would have been out the window from that point on!

[Jocko]

Thanks guys, You will see me many on the equipment and situation forums. @Cuban, actually she only saw me call one ballgame. It was a tight game between two 5A schools (highest classification in Louisiana). She told me that she respected what I did, but she couldn't go watch another game. Guess she couldn't handle me getting yelled out by crazy fans. This is the same game that my Coon@$$ grandmother almost went to knock the fire out of a man that was giving me heak, until my mother grabbed her arm.

gotta love La! I have called there 2x, and would GLADLY go back. My carpool was waiting for a field to finish for the night. I went to the concession stand for a drink. BEER! THERE WAS BEER!

HAHA!!! I got offered a beer at a local high school mulitple times by parents and coaches. The crazy thing is it didn't matter if they won or loss. I am glad I did not take their offer up or all respect for me would have been out the window from that point on!

I normally would NOT have, but since I was out of uniform in shorts and a tshirt, and I was at a different field, I poured the beer into a coke cup and enjoyed a shrimp poboy at the ballpark.

[C'MON_Blue55]

Where did you call at? I am fimilar with some South Louisiana fields.