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[Man_In_Black]

Hi, I've been lurking here for a long time, and finally decided to sign up so that I could possibly contribute something useful to the discussions that take place here.

I've been umpiring for some 20 years and have been a member of associations in the US as well as in Europe. I look forward to interacting with all Umpire-Empire members.

[KenBAZ]

Welcome, I'd be willing to bet navy shirts are not your favorite. Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

[Man_In_Black]

Heh, well, don't read too much into in my username, Ken

Admittedly, "Black is the new navy", but I'm actually not a hater. I'll wear navy if a partner really wants to, but it's become less frequent over the past few seasons. I actually have six pairs of shirts (plate/base) in various colors, but prefer to wear black (or MLB polo blue if it's really hot out there on the diamond). I even have red in my arsenal, but I think I've worn red maybe twice in the past two seasons. Not a big fan.

I subscribe to the "looking your best will help you command respect regardless of shirt color" school of thought. Polished shoes, pressed pants, well fitting shirts, cap without sweat stains, will do a lot for others' perception of you as an umpire, no matter what color shirt you happen to be wearing. Of course, not sucking helps a lot, too

Thanks for the welcome, BTW.

[smckin]

Welcome!!!

[Aging_Arbiter]

M.I.B.  Looking forward to your input!

[JaxRolo]

Welcome!

[MObetterBlue]

Welcome!

[Man_In_Black]

Thank you, gentlemen, for the warm welcomes.

'Preciate it!

[Ump29]

Welcome