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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. "
Jim Evans
American
Year
Texas
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" 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. "
Jim Evans
Training
Great
Best
" Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return. "
Jim Evans
Respect
Job
Always
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Principles
Four
Training
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Professional
Must
Baseball
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Training
Looking Back
Looking
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Success
Game
Serious
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Team
Three
Job
" My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs. "
Jim Evans
Home
Professional
Baseball
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Feedback
Work
Game
" My dad was a carpenter and I would work with him during the summer and umpire on the nights I wasn't playing. "
Jim Evans
Work
Carpenter
Him
" Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments. "
Jim Evans
Early
Enough
Missed
" I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better. "
Jim Evans
Differently
Better
Thought
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Decisions
Career
Year
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Enjoy
You
Summer
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Game
Problem
Reading
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Me
Encouragement
Year
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Right
Decision
Personal
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Foundation
Potential
Training
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Enthusiasm
World
Myself
" 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. "
Jim Evans
Job
Communication
Better
" I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring. "
Jim Evans
Through
Paid
Texas
" I reached the point where I actually enjoyed the umpiring more than playing. "
Jim Evans
Playing
Where
Than
" If you don't think every day is a great day try going without one. "
Jim Evans
Great
Every Day
Day
" As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up. "
Jim Evans
Baseball
Growing
Growing Up