Thinking about umpiring

[injuredinmelee]

baseball and softball in Abilene but cant find a website for the local chapter.

[3afan]

not all chapters have web sites - at least not a good as the DMSUA's ---- check WWW.TASO.ORG and look for:
http://www.intra-focus.com/taso/IMAGES/official2.jpg
there you SHOULD find a list of all the TASO chapters for the different sports.

doing both baseball AND softball is very, very hard ... none of our ~80 members do both

[3afan]

SOFTBALL LINK (http://www.intra-focus.com/taso/DOCS/Softball%20PS%20directory%20public.pdf)

BASEBALL LINK (http://www.intra-focus.com/taso/DOCS/Baseball%20PS%20Directory%20public.pdf)

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
baseball and softball in Abilene but cant find a website for the local chapter.
what level are you wanting to call? I have all the contact info for non-HS baseball. It's all under the Abilene Umpires Association. PM me if you want that info. A lot of the guys who call HS and NCAA ball also do little league/jr&sr/select ball

[S-WtrMustangFan]

Originally posted by injuredinmelee
baseball and softball in Abilene but cant find a website for the local chapter. "YOU SUCK" I'm just helping you get ready.You will be hearing that alot after you become an umpire.

[LewP]

Originally posted by S-WtrMustangFan
"YOU SUCK" I'm just helping you get ready.You will be hearing that alot after you become an umpire.

HAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHA!!!! Too funny.....

As a former football umpire in Louisiana, the games are fun to call if it's just the kids. The parents makes the games and officiating suck.

[GreenMonster]

Speaking of umpires, my best friend is a Pro Umpire. He's currently in AAA doing the Pacific Coast League. He was called up to the Big League twice last season. He got me some killer seats in Arlington to watch one of his games. We were seated amongst the players wives and families. It was great.

[3afan]

Originally posted by S-WtrMustangFan
"YOU SUCK" ...

if thats the worst you hear then you're doing OK ...... boy could I tell some stories

[KTJ]

I referee high school basketball here in Austin and have been since my freshman year. The best part is that when I walk onto the court, or in the school, people think I'm one of the players.

[injuredinmelee]

Originally posted by 3afan
SOFTBALL LINK (http://www.intra-focus.com/taso/DOCS/Softball%20PS%20directory%20public.pdf)

BASEBALL LINK (http://www.intra-focus.com/taso/DOCS/Baseball%20PS%20Directory%20public.pdf)

ty for the links. I contacted the secretary.

[3afan]

cool - keep us informed on how it goes .....

[GreenMonster]

good luck big guy. Although, I think you'd be a great umpire.

[X-SW-H20-coach]

If you are going to umpire for the love of the sport you will become a great umpire...........if it is for the money you will burn out quickly. Take it from a 25 year veteran.

[3afan]

so true ... we like to say - we don't do it for the $ but couldn't do it without the $ ...

actually, for officials, baseball/softball have more up-front costs than any other sport. luckily, if you take care of your gear it can last a long time