Generally I'm against regulation.
No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.
I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.
Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.
As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.
The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
The Big-Media collective is slow, stupid and shackled by ideology. Reality must bite them before they'll recognize it, much less report it.
Ut cum spiritu postrema sacramentum dejuremus," he chanted. "Et hostes ornamenta addent ad ianuam necem. " "You just. . . finished the prophesy,"Rachael stammered. "-An oath to keep with a final breathAnd foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. How did you-" "I know those lines. " Jason winced and put his hands to his temples. "I don't know how, but I KNOW that prophecy. " "In Latin, no less," Drew called out. "Handsome AND smart.
Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.
You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere.