What I Loved Doing.....Before Metal Detecting

[frankj3]

Turn the plate over Blue! The instructions are on the underside!

Open your eyes Blue! You're missing a good game!

What do you mean he's out?!?!

Yep, for 21 years I was a baseball umpire. I worked Little League, Texas Teenage, Gold Gloves, Babe Ruth, Select Ball and Texas High School. I was fortunate enough that my baseball umpiring career afforded me the opportunity to umpire from Texas to Mississippi to Oklahoma and Arkansas. I officiated more than 30 Texas High School playoff games and was umpire in chief for around 7 or 8 East Texas State Babe Ruth tournaments. I had a blast......even with the cat calls from the stands in my early days of umpiring.

So in 2012, for Halloween, I dressed up as "The Umpire From Hell!" http://youtu.be/p-l2RhSFu6Q

 

[Sven]

I hear that's what they call "ghetto gear" when treasure hunting in the nasty sections of the city.

You don't get hasseled as they think your a nutcase digging holes to bury others in.......

Sounds like you had some fun umping.............................

 

[frankj3]

Sven,
I never really had a bad day while umpiring.....some where better than others, but none were bad.
A kid playing ball is not getting into trouble so I considered it one of my callings.
Play ball!!!
Frank