I could write a book about it. But, I'm interested in it, I CAN do it, and people NEED to do it. And yes, I'm licensed, for 8 years now, by the OHSAA. Baseball and softball umps - probably the only ones that start off wearing long underwear under the unis, and in the late spring and summer, hate that they even agreed to do games due to the heat. On weeks like this one, it's nothing to lose 5-7 pounds during a game if you have the plate. All water weight, obviously. And too often un appreciated, primarily by fans that don't know the rules. Can't do anything about them. Coaches? If they have a question and are respectable about it, no problem. Go off like a loose cannon? (especially on judgement calls), they get a stare, maybe a "that's it", or maybe a "see ya". Never ejected a coach in 8 years, though.
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