Blogs about: Baseball Umpire
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Where's the Ball?
I came very near to being unable to make a call at first last night because I turned my back to the ball. With a runner on second and one out in the bottom of the seventh, a ball is grounded sharply t… more →
Love it when they boo.
End of Season Notes and Observations
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embuaumpire wrote 1 year ago: Coverage of third: Third base coverage by the plate umpire continues to be a major sticking point fo … more →
Where's the Ball?
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fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: I came very near to being unable to make a call at first last night because I turned my back to the … more →
These Kids Will Lie to You
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: It was a gorgeous day in Seattle. I don’t mean that it was a gorgeous day FOR Seattle. It was … more →
Career First Night!
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve not umpired a really, really lopsided game, you might not be aware of how tempting i … more →
Finally! The Sun Does Shine in This Town!
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: After a week consisting entirely of three rainouts and a forfeit, baseball was bound to be played to … more →
Breaking in a New Ballfield
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: A fairly sunny afternoon on the south side of Seattle had me excited for my afternoon game up in Bal … more →
Then the Rains Came...
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: I live in Seattle, so I know that the rains are a reality, even though I am still within one year of … more →
Nightcap
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: I guess it’s not quite a nightcap, as the second game was starting at 3:00 p.m. and, thanks to … more →
Debut Behind the Dish
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: Game two was a Catholic Youth Organization game with a guy I knew from football. He actually was amo … more →
Play!
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: Waiting for my first game was a little bit like waiting to have surgery. The more time I had to thin … more →
Eventually, you get scheduled to umpire games
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: I’ve read two rules books. I’ve attended and participated in 32 hours of training classe … more →
Happy Feet: Not just for Steve Martin anymore
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: An apparently common misconception about umpiring baseball is that it involves a lot of standing aro … more →
Come See a Grown Man Undress!
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: You know that an umpire has to be wearing protective equipment. Right? That’s obvious enough. … more →
"Stay down on your balls."
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: Fair enough to start with the basics, eh? Well, even before that, we had to do introductions. In the … more →
No 'What-if's' and No 'War Stories'
fatkidsports wrote 1 year ago: The first and most-obvious difference between training for baseball and the training for football an … more →
