Thanks for shareing that Ed Ed Wiggins <ewiggins11@...> wrote: http://www.komotv.com/news/18413159.html [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... And all unnesessary. The NCAA softball rules allow a sub runner just as baseball rules do in that situation. Makes a good story but I hope the umpires got...
after my fubar last night, which can only be explained by an apparent case of severe cerebral flatulence. LL softball, and I'm all alone, top of the 5th...
Stuff happens. Not a good mistake to make, but stuff does happen. Ičve already had a couple of similar brain farts this year as well. Hence, if this is...
Is that all??? Been there. We've all had our moments (Grin) Anyone who says otherwise is less than truthful. Don't worry about it. Stay on the field....
The questions that I'd use to decide to walk or get the gear back on are 1- do you still enjoy it? 2- did you learn anything? We all screw up sometimes. Bob ...
You're absolved, go forth and umpire. I'm in the DC area this week and went to the Nationals/Braves game last night. Good game - 12 innings. Nats won 3-2....
I'd gladly have paid $9 for a beer about 8 o'clock last night -- or a shot of tequila.... ... to ... R2 ... minute ... circle, ... all ... safe... ... either ...
Thanks for sharing. It's nice to know I'm not the only one having trouble wrapping my mind around basic concepts. I'm having trouble with the "lookback" rule...
I think one of my problems is that I'm trying to work out a few mechnics kinks, since I've agreed (maybe prematurely) to have a go at District this year, and...
If you work in a good district, working with those umpires will be a fun experience and will shorten your learning curve. Practice the mask at home and...
did any one see Headline News this morning...? there was a story some little league player that apparently was denied playing because he wares a oxygen tank in...
Saw the story on some local (DFW) station early morning news. Believe it said it was Vancouver (Wash. or B.C.?) LL. I noted that they were saying it was Little...
We have a SRs player who does not have the use of his legs and a JRs player who has a portable device clipped to his belt to assists his kidneys. But that's...
Fortunately I know most of the district umpires already from years of trailing around behind my better half during tournaments, and they are a good bunch of...
I always liked the tip I got. Put on a MLB game on tv and do 5 straight stirke calls then 5 straight ball calls and then back and forth. A couple innings later...
I had it in a Google alert earlier. Didn't say it had been approved by LL in that article. It did say that they were waiting for a decision that wouldn't...
dont know if that makes any difference or not that you did not see any patches .. know its a "rule" but that is one that might be or could be overlooked in the...
they're stilled allowed on the field Gee are they allowing the consumption of adult beverages these days at games..? never mind ... We have a SRs player who...
can only go by what they said in the story that "Little League has said that the kid can play with the tank" ... it really looked like it was a follow up story...
It's a pet peeve of mine when they blanket any youth baseball as "Little League." That's what got me hooked into watching the story, when they teased to ...
We can have shooters together. I'm always game for that. Geez, what you did was small potatoes. Wasn't it just last year where FOUR MLB umpires forgot to score...
In this case it was the Fort Vancouver Little League program home of the Western Regional 11-12 Girls Tournament in Vancouver, Washington USA. Brent S....