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" After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season. "
American
Year
Texas
" Another way to lose control is to ignore something when you should address it. "
Lose
You
Way
" Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two umpire schools sanctioned by Major League Baseball. "
Professional
Must
Baseball
" 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. "
Job
Communication
Better
" As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up. "
Baseball
Growing
Growing Up
" During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game. "
Feedback
Work
Game
" Game management is accomplished by staying constantly alert and then reading and reacting to potential problem situations before they materialize. It all boils down to paying attention to details. "
Game
Problem
Reading
" I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning. "
Success
Game
Serious
" If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one. "
Great
Every Day
Day
" I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note. "
Me
Encouragement
Year
" I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better. "
Differently
Better
Thought
" 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. "
Enjoy
You
Summer
" I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring. "
Through
Paid
Texas
" I personally developed the Academy training program. All our training is based on solid educational principles. We present the material in four training formats: lecture, demonstration, drill, and implementation. "
Principles
Four
Training
" I reached the point where I actually enjoyed the umpiring more than playing. "
Playing
Where
Than
" I set very high standards for myself and worked every game with the same energy and enthusiasm as if it were the seventh game of a World Series. "
Enthusiasm
World
Myself
" Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone. "
Training
Looking Back
Looking
" Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. "
Respect
Job
Always
" Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions. "
Decisions
Career
Year
" Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments. "
Early
Enough
Missed
" My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing. "
Work
Carpenter
Him
" My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. "
Home
Professional
Baseball
" 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. "
Team
Three
Job
" 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. "
Foundation
Potential
Training
" Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly. "
Right
Decision
Personal
" 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. "
Training
Great
Best
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