Playing Baseball once Again

Once again i am strapping on the spikes to play ball. This time i will be playing with my friends on a Babe Ruth team. our team name is the Wild Screaming Rapta's. our mascot is a huge Raptor painted red we are nothing less than amazing. yesterday was our first game and we beat the team into submission 17-1, i went 1-3 with a walk, stolen base, RBI, and a shot and a half to right center off the wall.

Our team has great chemistry and we all get along and don't mind sitting the bench to let other kids get in the game. we all already have nicknames, mine is lumberjack because i am a powerhouse batting clean-up in the lineup.

One of the major reasons that i joined the team was because now that i am an umpire i wanted to see what it would be like from both sides of the plate. i want to see how other umpires call their strike zone and how they react to certain plays so that i can adapt to what i see and do it in my games. and i really respect the umpires now because some of them just do it for fun and give up their free time to be there.

I think this team will really help me with umpiring and in reverse it will make me a better hitter because i will be seeing balls and strikes all the time.

From Reffing to Umpiring?

Reffing wrestling has been my job for the last few months but now that it has come to an end i found a new job. i am now an umpire for baseball. i really thought there was going to be a major adjustment but it really is easier than my last job.

Here are the pro's and con's for both jobs

Wrestling Referee
Con's
Every call you make is a judgment call and it is hard for all referees to be consistent with their style of calls.
You have to be very mobile and at the same time you have to stay away from the action, so basically you are running the whole time.
Even when you make the right call, you get fans that heckle you.
Pro's
100 dollars a match cannot be beaten by any other sporting official job.
i wrestled in High School, so it was really easy to adapt to the rules.
i know most of the coaches so i really don't get bothered with my calls.

Baseball Umpire
Con's
It gets hot with all the equipment on and you roast out on the field.
I don't Know any coaches so i really hear it on the calls.
You get hit with the ball a lot. Now i feel bad for Major League Umpires.
Pro's
There are specific rules for every part of the game the only judgment is fair foul safe and out.
You also get paid very well and before the games even start.
It is so easy to get into the game and you can have a lot of fun and time flies.
You don't have to be very mobile.