PUC

[guyinaredhat]

Hey guys , it's been a busy few months with work and umpiring and i haven't posted in a while, but I still lurk around a lot .

I am currently en route to PUC in Houston . I should be there right now but I won't get into what a wonderful airline Spirit is .

I will be earning a job and traveling around this summer working baseball. I will post more updates as they are experienced .

[Majordave]

Good luck. What's PUC?

[guyinaredhat]

Pro Unpire Camp in Houston. Bout 6 or 7 independant and collegiate league supervisors will be there looking to hire for the American Association , Can Am league , and more. It's also a great way to get some training in and spend a week umpiring .

[Richvee]

If you end up working the Can-Am league, I'll be sure to check out a few of your games. The Rockland and New Jersey teams are a short drive, and the new team in Sussex County NJ is literally around the corner. Keep us posted. Good luck! 

[Majordave]

If you work AA I'll have you over for dinner or lunch or post game beers, if you drink, when you work in KC. I'm 10 miles from the T-Bones Stadium at The Legends in KCK.

[Specks]

Pro Unpire Camp in Houston. Bout 6 or 7 independant and collegiate league supervisors will be there looking to hire for the American Association , Can Am league , and more. It's also a great way to get some training in and spend a week umpiring .

 

Where in Houston will you be?

[guyinaredhat]

We have been staying in Tomball an working out at the various fields In the area .

I can't say enough good things about this camp . The level of instruction was excellent . Most of the staff was from TUS . Ron Teague is the head instructor and Darren Spagnardi assisted teaching . They really helped breakdown the 3 man system in a way we could understand . After class room in the morning we ran through field drills in the afternoon .

Instruction ended yesterday and we begin games today . My crew has a 730 HS game tonight and this weekend we expect to work 6-8 travel ball games .

Hotel was very comfortable and they did a great job feeding us .

Overall I was very impressed with how smooth camp has gone, they are very organized.

[guyinaredhat]

Well after a strong week , camp ended on a down note . Heavy rains washed out most of the Sunday games . After final evaluations I was not offered a job in independant minor league baseball , but I was offered a job this summer calling ball in a well known collegiate wood bat league. I will be paid to travel a hit and call 60+ higher level games .

This camp helped me accomplish exactly what I wanted to . Being relatively new to umpiring , less then 5 seasons I have moved up every year that I worked . My goal was to get as much experience as I can because even though I am part of the juco group I want to be a more established member and the only way to do that is through more experience It's about improvement , being a crew guy and working hard for the fans and players . I'm looking forward to taking my game to the next level and it carrying over into seasons .

[BillKen]

What wood bat league?