New guy in Central Jersey

[tjfairlie]

Hi everyone,

Been lurking for a few years, mainly because I would get a kick out of telling my sons coach he was wrong after he spent 5 minutes arguing with an umpire. Now that my kids are off to college I thought I’d give it a try, just to stay around the game.

I’ve only done about a dozen games so far, mostly 9/10 year olds. Having a great time and no drama so far. Although last week I did get four pitches into a game before someone realized I hadn’t put my mask on (so yeah, that’s my starting point 😶)

Sunday will be my first game with a partner, a 14u travel game. Looking forward to it.

[GreyhoundAggie]

Welcome to the brotherhood. Call strikes, work hard, and be a sponge.

[kylehutson]

Welcome aboard! There are a decent number of us (myself included) who started umpiring after the kids got older. I just wish I had discovered this sooner.

[wolfe_man]

Welcome! 

Lots of good info on here as you already know. Just learn all you can and have fun out there!

[SeeingEyeDog]

Hey TJ,

   Welcome to U-E! It's not the only umpire forum, it's just the best. As a new umpire, gearing up can be expensive. Don't miss our Buy, Sell, Trade forum. There are several new listings every week...masks, chest protectors, shinguards, uniforms and all kinds of good stuff.

~Dawg

[Kevin_K]

New Jersey is too small to have a section called central. 

[LMSANS]

13 hours ago, Kevin_K said:

New Jersey is too small to have a section called central. 

What do you mean by that?

[spiritump]

On 5/1/2021 at 9:34 AM, Kevin_K said:

New Jersey is too small to have a section called central. 

I am from North Central Jersey

 

[LMSANS]

The GSP is 180 miles long. I live off of milepost 90. There ain't more central than that.