Worst Umpire in Baseball=Tim McClelland

I was at the Angel game last night and don't get me wrong the Angels didn't hit very well against the fat man CC Sabathia and we lost 10-1 to the Yankees, but there were some outright missed calls at the game that I could have called from the upper deck

Example 1

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7078739

Example 2

I couldn't find video of it but there was another missed a call on Swisher (NY) getting back to second base when Aybar (Angels) clearly had the ball and tagged him out before he made it back to second

See how the ball is basically in the hands of Aybar

and how far away Swisher is from the bag.

I mean c'mon!

here is another one

Another missed call by the guy pictured below was when a player from the yankees did not tag up properly before the ball was caught and New York scored off that play

If you need clarification on what "Tagging Up" means look here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_up

I (like most other people) tend to complain when things don't go the way I would like them to go so I have to distract myself without bad the Angels played with something else... like this guy

Tim McClelland

The Umpire that missed the two calls at third base

The Angels played pretty poorly and like I said above we could not hit against the fat man CC Sabathia. That guy is huge!

Just kidding this is really him

Blogging is back.... for now.

Nailed it!

I finished/passed my 4 month test so i get to keep my job for another

6 months, i am getting ready to switch stations in Nov but

i am just glad i am finished with the first test!

I am still Alive

Yes it is me, i have given in to the peer pressure and have found the time to...BLOG!!

But that is just it, what do i actually blog about, do people really have interest in what i have to say. For those who are not actively in communication with me i will let you know i started a new job. Well it is my career, my dream i have made another step closer to being locked in with the fire dept. 4 years of testing, applications, schooling, training, close calls, long drives and tons and tons of support from my family and friends. I could have never even dreamed about obtaining my dreams without that support. So i guess this is a thank you blog. 

I got a job with the Los Angeles County Fire Department and i am currently in the academy that they hold before we start working at a particular station. It is 5 months of rigorous training. 

My day starts at 430 with my alarm i then carpool with an "interesting fellow recruit"  up to Pomona. The East County Training Center a.k.a "The Grinder" We set everything up for the day and we are ready for physical training by 630. We stretch and then we go on a run or workout on the gym. We then have time to get ready in the locker room and we are dressed and ready for inspection by 8 0r 830. After being scrupulously looked over with a fine toothed comb we go to work. 8 hours of on your feet pulling hose, throwing ladders, putting on SCBA's and tying knots. Oh yeah we get an hours for lunch. One week i think i lost 12 pounds but i think me not eating a lot the day before i weighed myself didn't help the cause.  In other word i am exhausted especially after fighting traffic for an hour on the way home. I usually have time to make my lunch, shine my boots, and study and i am in bed by 9. Then it starts all over again. I am lucky cause we have wed and sun off sat are a half day. After a month of this my body has gotten more used to the abuse that it gets put through everyday. 

I can't wait till graduation