Drinking water on the field!

[kstrunk]

A's vs. Dodgers, right now, U1 pulls a bottle of water from his pants pocket and starts chugging, in between plays. That can't be comfortable running around with that in your pocket! At least 8 oz.

[johnnyg08]

A's vs. Dodgers, right now, U1 pulls a bottle of water from his pants pocket and starts chugging, in between plays. That can't be comfortable running around with that in your pocket! At least 8 oz.

 

It's really not bad.  I have done it.

[maven]

Plus who knows what the circumstances were: maybe he was gutting out some kind of flu and needed the extra hydration.

[Rulekeep]

Anyways, the umpire was Dana DeMuth.

[Thunderheads]

In Spring Training that's done ..........not when the season starts.  They have water brought to them between innings

[JaxRolo]

Drink water all you want. Your health comes first.

[RingEmUp]

Drink water all you want. Your health comes first.

 

The game always comes first!  Health be damned!  You better get to your spot to make that call and I don't want to hear about the shooting pain in your left arm! 

[Jocko]

 

Drink water all you want. Your health comes first.

 

The game always comes first!  Health be damned!  You better get to your spot to make that call and I don't want to hear about the shooting pain in your left arm! 

 

 

[Rulekeep]

Drink water all you want. Your health comes first.

The game always comes first! Health be damned! You better get to your spot to make that call and I don't want to hear about the shooting pain in your left arm! Too bad that's actually happened.

[RingEmUp]

 

 

Drink water all you want. Your health comes first.

The game always comes first! Health be damned! You better get to your spot to make that call and I don't want to hear about the shooting pain in your left arm! Too bad that's actually happened.

 

 

Where do you think I got the idea from?

[woodiemiller]

1000 unemployed wannabe comedians out of work & I swear they are ALL on this site! 

[Rich Ives]

How many here are old enough to remember when coaches thought drinking during a game would make you get sick, get cramps, whatever.

[catsbackr]

Me.

I remember being denied water because it would make us weak!

[alan2703]

Me also, baseball and football no water will make slow, weak etc. same when I started FD 41 years ago, now its hydrate,hydrate,hydrate . You need to hydrate year round in all types of weather ,water sport drinks. After I get home I continue my hydration with a few IPA'S need the carbs.

[Rulekeep]

1000 unemployed wannabe comedians out of work & I swear they are ALL on this site!

U-E, cease your jocularity. The resident killjoy doesn't understand that others like to relax and have fun.

[Mick]

Yup.  Wrestling and football...."You can rinse your mouth out, but SPIT IT OUT!  You'll get CRAMPS if you swallow any water!!!!" 

 

An additional note: personally, I believe there's enough time before the game, in between half-innings, and after the game, to drink water and stay hydrated.  I'll go through 3 bottles of water per game that way.  I think it should stay off the field, though.

[ZebraStripes]

I have no issue with an umpire having a water bottle in their pocket.  It may be cool up there in upstate NY, but it is hot as hell down here most of the time and I will have a bottle in my pocket at times, or in my ball bag.  

[blue23ll]

Has anyone done a survey to determine the favorite water of MLB umps? That would be interesting. 

[ZebraStripes]

MLB will insist it is Aquafina.

[SteveJ]

In March our temps had already hit the low 90's - April so far 80's!

 

Most of our sub-high school varsity level games are BYOB with regards to water.

 

I wear two ball bags:

In the left bag I have one or two bottles of water - Brand?  Whatever Wally-mart had on sale.

In the right bag I have 3 baseballs, extra pen, & plate brush.

 

Balances out just fine