WET...NO GAMES

I am 0 for 6 in the last 10 days.......rain or wet field conditions......hoping my weekend set will play...

I just got a call my varsity game today is on but pushed to a later time....OK with me...just want to work the game.

Polo, I'm just south of you and I'm getting ready to go to game four this week and another tomorrow.

I am umping a game tonight, this will be my third game this week. I think I am becomig burned out.

One of the crucial things no one ever bothers to teach umpires is the need to balance a schedule...I try and not do more than 3-4 games per week and I do not do more than 2 games in a calendar day....

I find that I am just not fresh enough to give my best effort if I exceed that total....the other reason is I love baseball, and I do not want it feeling like a "job".....

If you feel burned out, take a few days off...its not worth losing your edge...and its only good business......a burned out umpire does a bad job and gets less games or does not advance to higher baseball where the money is better.....

I'm far from being burned out.

Just got to work my first game of '07 today. (plate)

Had 7 games cancelled prior to today due to weather (mostly snow) and field conditions.

Up here in Northern New Jersey, I live in Wayne and umpire in the Northwest corner on N.J., we have had the worst flooding since Hurricane Floyd many towns are flooded out. Third game yesterday, I have another today and three next week. There are so many make up games everyone is scrambling.