There's absolutely no excuse for throwing a piece of equipment on an umpire or any player. You can argue your point and at times may accidentally bump an umpire, but to consciously throw a piece of equipment at someone is unforgivable.
Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.
My own fault. The equipment had safeties but your primary piece of protective equipment was your brain. There was a presumption that anyone entering this room was intelligent enough to keep away from hot things, sharp things, and things carrying large stores of momentum.
An angry player can't argue with the back of an umpire who is walking away.
The best thing I ever bought will always be the next piece of musical equipment. I'm always interested in new techniques and there seems to be a never ending supply of great equipment to play, and to play with. My studio is a bit of a playroom.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
You've got to show your soul otherwise you're just a piece of equipment.
Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.
A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice
The most important piece of equipment in your bag is your attitude
The most used piece of kit in my kitchen is my saucepan. I use it every morning to cook my porridge in. The least used piece of equipment? I'd say a food mixer. I've never used it, I don't really know what they're for.
One handy piece of equipment, which I recommend to any writer of fiction, is a set of Myriorama cards. I consult them frequently.
You don't always need the absolute latest gear. Find your piece(s) of equipment and let time evolve your ideas with that setup.
Your job is to umpire for the ball and not the player.
A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't even remember his name.
Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy
Although a food processor is not an absolutely essential piece of equipment, because you can certainly chop, grate, slice, knead and mix everything by hand, it does do all these things very quickly and efficiently and saves you time and energy.