Are there Officials/Referees on the boneyard?

[Excalibur]

I’m curious to hear from the Boneyard Refs how they would react to DH if they were reffing one of his games.

I'd have no interest in doing anything close to that level. I'd be too combative.

Hurley gets attention because of the facial expressions, but the berating of officials is pretty standard fare on that level. My brother in law is a college football referee. The stuff that gets yelled in his direction on a regular basis is eye opening, but he has the right demeanor to deal with it.

 

[uconnfan68]

I took the course to be a ref and did it for a couple of years. The coach in me had a very difficult time being a ref, so I stopped.

A long, long time ago… in the Navy, stationed in Groton at SubBase, I played softball and basketball in the leagues. After realizing I sucked, I took classes to umpire and ref. I sucked at those too. I realized that the same things that make someone good enough to play sports, are the same things refs and umps need. Good hand-eye coordination and quick decision making. I still call them out from the comfort of my couch, but it’s also why I don’t like to be there live. It’s hard to do well.

 

[RuffRuff]

A long, long time ago… in the Navy, stationed in Groton at SubBase, I played softball and basketball in the leagues. After realizing I sucked, I took classes to umpire and ref. I sucked at those too. I realized that the same things that make someone good enough to play sports, are the same things refs and umps need. Good hand-eye coordination and quick decision making. I still call them out from the comfort of my couch, but it’s also why I don’t like to be there live. It’s hard to do well.

So have you found your calling? I bet you're great at something.

Interestingly, they're now saying one of the best routes to healthy longevity is racket sports because the it keeps the hand eye part of the brain healthy, which aligns with longevity.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

There are 4 that I know of……….

 

[uconnfan68]

So have you found your calling? I bet you're great at something.

Interestingly, they're now saying one of the best routes to healthy longevity is racket sports because the it keeps the hand eye part of the brain healthy, which aligns with longevity.

Never really did racket sports. I still try to play golf, but my ego won’t admit I’m not 27 anymore.

 

[DogMania]

Well I've called my share of fouls from the couch over the years. My percentage of correct calls after seeing the replay is impressive.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

So have you found your calling? I bet you're great at something.

Interestingly, they're now saying one of the best routes to healthy longevity is racket sports because the it keeps the hand eye part of the brain healthy, which aligns with longevity.

That’s true but all racquet sports are not equal. Tennis is by far the hardest to master, some people just never learn how to control the racquet face or hit with power and still keep the ball from landing in the street. Pickelball has taken off because it’s similar to tennis but using a paddle makes it much easier for the average Joe to control the racquet face and the court is much smaller. It’s funny that a few people “get” the mechanics of tennis right away but others struggle with their serve, forehand, or backhand, no matter how hard they try. I taught tennis for years and it was a joy seeing the lightbulb go on in someone’s head when trying to develop a hard yet controlled serve with the “American twist”. I mean without trying to muscle the ball over net without hitting it 20 feet out. Lol