If anyone would care to donate their time to umpire for a charity game this Saturday at Jackie Robinson field at 6pm please call Steven DelGado @ 818. 974-6377. They would like 2 guys if possible.
Through An Official's Eye Donald Jensen was struck in the head by a thrown bat while umpiring a little league game in Terre Haute, Indiana. He continued to work the game, but later that evening was placed in the hospital by a doctor. While being kept overnight for observation, Jensen wrote the following letter:
Dear Parent of a Little Leaguer:
I'm an umpire. I don't do it for a living, but only on Saturdays and Sundays for fun. I've played the game, coached it and watched it. But
somehow, nothing takes the place of umpiring. Maybe it's because I feel that deep down I'm providing a fair chance for all the kids to play the game without disagreements and arguments.
With all the fun I've had, there is still something that bothers me about my job. Some of you folks don't understand why I'm here. Some of you feel I'm there to exert authority over your son. For that reason, you often yell at me when I make a mistake, or encourage your son to say things that hurt my feelings. How many of you really understand that I try to be perfect? I try not to make a mistake. I don't want your son to feel he got a bad deal from an umpire. Yet not matter how hard I try, I can't be perfect. I counted the number of calls I made in a six-inning game today. The total number of decisions, whether on balls and strikes or safe and outs, was 146. I tried my best t o get them all
right, but I'm sure I missed some. When I figured out my percentage on paper, I could have missed eight calls today and still gotten about 95 percent of the calls right. In most occupations that percentage would be considered excellent. If I were in school, that grade would receive an A for sure.
But your demands are higher than that. Let me tell you more about my game today. There was one real close call that ended the game. A runner for the home team was trying to steal the plate on a passed ball. The catcher chased the ball down and threw to the pitcher covering the plate. The pitcher made the tag and I called the runner out. As I was getting my equipment to leave, I overheard one of the parents comment, "It's too bad the kids have to lose games because of rotten
umpires. That was one of the lousiest calls I've ever seen." Later, at the concession stand, a couple of kids were telling their friends, "Boy, the umpires were lousy today. They lost the game for us." I felt just terrible when I got home. Here was a group of kids who had made a lot of mistakes which had cost them a number of runs.
The purpose of Little League is to teach baseball skills to young men. Obviously', a team which does not play well in a given game, yet is given the opportunity to blame that loss on an umpire for one call or two, is being given the chance to take all responsibility for the loss from their shoulders. A parent or adult leader who permits the younger player to blame his failures on an umpire, regardless of the quality of that umpire, is doing the worst kind of injustice to that youngster. Rather than learning responsibility, such an attitude is
fostering an improper outlook toward the ideals of the game itself. This irresponsibility is bound to carry over to future years.
As I sit here writing this letter, I am no longer as upset as I was this afternoon, I wanted to quit umpiring, but fortunately, my wife reminded me of another situation that occurred last week. I was umpiring behind the plate for a pitcher who pantomimed his displeasure at any call on a borderline pitch that was not in his team's favor. One could sense that he wanted the cro wd to realize that he was a fine, talented player who was doing his best to get along, but that I was a black-hearted villain who was working against him. The kid continued acting like this for two innings, while at the same time yelling at his own players, who dared to make a mistake. For two innings the manager watched this. When the kid returned to the dugout to bat in the
top of the third, the manager called him aside. In a voice loud enough that I was able to overhear, the lecture went like this: "Listen son, it is time you make a decision. You can be an umpire, an actor, or a pitcher. But you can only be one at a time when you are playing for me. Right now it is your job to pitch. And, you are basically doing a lousy job. Leave the acting to actors, the umpiring to the umpires, or you won't do any pitching here. Now what is it going to be?"
Needless to say, the kid chose the pitching route and went on to win the game. When the game was over the kid followed me to my car. Fighting his hardest to keep back the tears he apologized for his actions and thanked me for umpiring his game. He said he had learned a lesson that he would never forget.
I can't help but
wonder how many more fine young men are missing their chance to develop into outstanding ball players because their parents encourage them to spend time umpping.
The following morning Donald Jensen died of a brain concussion.
I don't have access to a computer right now. If you have to get off the mailing
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email. Otherwise you'll have to wait until I get home on monday
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-----Original Message-----
From: juan guzman <juanumber1@...>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:51:30
To:<sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
Please fix this its really annoying
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To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
From: ratdogjohn@...
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:38:12 -0700
Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your website so
that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever the email is
directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were not meant for
me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing wrong or
embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up space in
our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year at me for
having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and that
@!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got - and not
knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all members until
that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless it's something
for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you seriously need to
address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
John Gillette
>From: "bollo54@juno. <mailto:bollo54@...> com" <bollo54@juno.
<mailto:bollo54@...> com>
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com>
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>To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:01 GMT
>
>Hey Darren,
> Just wondering if you can leave my stuff on your front porch. I'll
>be in the area today.
> Thanks Adrian
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To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com From: ratdogjohn@... Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:38:12 -0700 Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your website so that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever the email is directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were not meant for me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing wrong or embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up space in our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year at me for having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and that @!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got - and not knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all members until that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless it's something for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you seriously need to address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
Like Tom. I would also appreciate being taken off the list.
Thanks,
Albert
-----Original Message-----
From: JOHN GILLETTE <ratdogjohn@...>
To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 9:03 pm
Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
Call a decent game and us "technophobes" might not complain as much - -
- -
- - piece of garbage!
BRUIN STUD
>From: TheWinkleys@...
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:30 +0000
>
>I'll change it when I get back from reno football camp since you
>technophobes can't figure it out
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "JOHN GILLETTE" <ratdogjohn@...>
>
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:38:12
>To:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>
>
>Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your
website so
> that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever
the email
>is
> directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were
not meant
>for
> me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing
wrong
>or
> embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up
space
>in
> our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year
at me
>for
> having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and
that
> @!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got -
and not
> knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all
members
>until
> that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless
it's
>something
> for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you
seriously need
>to
> address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
>
> John Gillette
>
> >From: "bollo54@juno. <mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com"
<bollo54@juno.
><mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com>
> >Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@
<mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
>yahoogroups.com
> >To: sgvbaseballumps@
<mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
>yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in
Tribune
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:01 GMT
> >
> >Hey Darren,
> > Just wondering if you can leave my stuff on your front
porch. I'll
> >be in the area today.
> > Thanks Adrian
> >__________________________________________________________
> >Click here for low prices on a huge selection of popcorn
poppers!
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>
>
Call a decent game and us "technophobes" might not complain as much - - - -
- - piece of garbage!
BRUIN STUD
>From: TheWinkleys@...
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:30 +0000
>
>I'll change it when I get back from reno football camp since you
>technophobes can't figure it out
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "JOHN GILLETTE" <ratdogjohn@...>
>
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:38:12
>To:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>
>
>Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your website so
> that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever the email
>is
> directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were not meant
>for
> me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing wrong
>or
> embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up space
>in
> our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year at me
>for
> having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and that
> @!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got - and not
> knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all members
>until
> that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless it's
>something
> for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you seriously need
>to
> address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
>
> John Gillette
>
> >From: "bollo54@juno. <mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com" <bollo54@juno.
><mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com>
> >Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
>yahoogroups.com
> >To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
>yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:01 GMT
> >
> >Hey Darren,
> > Just wondering if you can leave my stuff on your front porch. I'll
> >be in the area today.
> > Thanks Adrian
> >__________________________________________________________
> >Click here for low prices on a huge selection of popcorn poppers!
> >http://thirdpartyof
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/
>
>
I'll change it when I get back from reno football camp since you technophobes
can't figure it out
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: "JOHN GILLETTE" <ratdogjohn@...>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:38:12
To:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your website so
that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever the email is
directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were not meant for
me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing wrong or
embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up space in
our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year at me for
having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and that
@!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got - and not
knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all members until
that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless it's something
for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you seriously need to
address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
John Gillette
>From: "bollo54@juno. <mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com" <bollo54@juno.
<mailto:bollo54%40juno.com> com>
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com
>To: sgvbaseballumps@ <mailto:sgvbaseballumps%40yahoogroups.com>
yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:01 GMT
>
>Hey Darren,
> Just wondering if you can leave my stuff on your front porch. I'll
>be in the area today.
> Thanks Adrian
>__________________________________________________________
>Click here for low prices on a huge selection of popcorn poppers!
>http://thirdpartyof
<http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mS8SkgbaVqIRBy46o6ifgf8hvoPu\
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Michelle and Darren. Is there any way that you can adjust your website so
that emails sent to the SGV website can only be seen by whoever the email is
directed towards? As an example - Adrian Rebollo's emails were not meant for
me or anyone else to see except you guys. That's fine and nothing wrong or
embarrassing about the content - BUT - they don't need to take up space in
our computers! That's why Ed Palmquist's wife was upset last year at me for
having to read the profane/suggestive exchanges between me and that
@!?XXX#%!@ lowlife Frank Villar. After the wrath that we got - and not
knowing that any message/reply to your website is seen by all members until
that moment - I won't reply to anything to the website unless it's something
for everyone. In my humble opinion - that is something you seriously need to
address or you're going to lose people like Tommy Cole!
John Gillette
>From: "bollo54@..." <bollo54@...>
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps] Article on Meat's Family in Tribune
>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:29:01 GMT
>
>Hey Darren,
> Just wondering if you can leave my stuff on your front porch. I'll
>be in the area today.
> Thanks Adrian
>____________________________________________________________
>Click here for low prices on a huge selection of popcorn poppers!
>http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3mS8SkgbaVqIRBy46o6ifgf8hvoPu\
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For Altadena's Eleanor Evans, diamonds indeed are a girl's best
friend.
Born in Pasadena in 1923, Evans has spent most of her life watching, or playing, baseball and
softball. Which isn't surprising, considering her father, Dave Salazar, played
minor league baseball and her son, Darrell Evans, played in the major leagues
for 21 years. Her younger brother, Carlos, is a long-time umpire.
"He's
the black sheep of the family," Evans joked.
Eleanor
actually was an outstanding softball player in her time. She and her older
sister Margaret played the game professionally for a couple years before World
War II put a stop to outdoor events in the Southland.
Evans'
father pitched in the old Arizona-Texas League in the 1930s. He had a couple
shots at sticking with a Pacific Coast League team, but that was as far as he
progressed. Grandson Darrell more than made up for that.
"It
just worked out that I was around baseball, and baseball players, all the
time," Eleanor said. "I loved the game the first time I saw it and I
still love it.
"I
have rooted for the Dodgers ever since they moved here to L.A. (in 1958).
Darrell hates to hear that. He always accused me of rooting against him when he
would come to town with the (Atlanta) Braves or (San Francisco Giants). I
always told him, `I'm not rooting against you, I am rooting against your team.'
"Now, with my brother (Carlos), it's a little different. We used
to go out to the games he worked, just to boo the umpire. We always said he was
a ballplayer until his eyesight went bad, and then he became an ump."
Brother
Carlos, 67, is quick to acknowledge as much.
"Oh
yeah, Eleanor and Margaret always give me a bad time about being an
umpire," Carlos said. "Our family reunions can get pretty spirited.
I'm just the baby brother. I pretty much have to grin and bear it.
"The
thing is, ours is a very loving family. A very close-knit family. But we are
competitive. I suppose dad made us that way."
Eleanor
began playing softball at age 14.
"I
saw daddy playing, and I wanted to, too," she said. "So I got
involved with softball. Eventually, got good enough to play professionally here
in L.A. This was around 1939. Margaret and I caught on with a team sponsored by
Karl's shoe company. There was a field we played on out on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, it was across from the Mark C. Bloome tire company. Of course, we played in a
lot of local leagues also.
"Let's
see. We played at a park there in Burbank, it was where the airport parking lot
is now. We also played a couple times at Gilmore Field there in Hollywood. In Pasadena, there used to be a diamond at Tournament Park there by Caltech.
And of course we played at Brookside.
"Then
there were fields at Montebello, Monterey Park, Baldwin Park, Alhambra, San Gabriel. Just about every city had a lighted field. And people would come out to watch
us by the hundreds. Back before TV, what else was there to do?
"Softball
is a great game. Back then, we used a ball that was slightly larger than the
one the girls use now, and also softer. I don't know if I would want to play
with that hard ball they use now. A gal could get hurt."
Eleanor,
a centerfielder, and Margaret, a shortstop, were part of the Karl's touring
team that played all across Southern California and into Arizona. Eleanor said
her pay was $20 a month, plus expenses. "I felt like I was a queen,"
she said. "Twenty bucks back in the 1930s was a lot of money."
Once the
war began, the Karl's squad played at Army and Navy camps and often challenged
the servicemen to a co-ed game. They usually won.
"I
guess the most excitement I had as a player was a time, this must have been
around 1945, when someone from Channel 5, which had just started up, wanted to
televise one of our games there at the field off of Sunset. They came out, with
their one camera, and did the game. Sam Balter did the play-by-play, this was
before Dick Lane or Stan Chambers was at the station, so you know how long ago
that was!"
Once
Eleanor married Bob Evans, she hung up her glove and cleats. Sons Darrell and
Mike came along and she had a new role as coach. She worked with both her sons
and taught them the game.
"Darrell
always said the best coach he ever had was me," Eleanor said. "Well,
he's lying, but that's nice to hear. Actually, his dad was a very good player
also, and helped both our sons. It was just that Bob was at work during the
Little League games, and I was a stay-at-home mom, so I would take them to the
games, play catch with them and hit them grounders to get them warmed up. I
never thought anything about it, but I suppose that was a bit unusual for the
time.
"I
never pressured either of my sons to play baseball. But, yes, I can remember
saying, `My kids had better like sports.' Turns out they did."
The Evans
moved to Altadena in 1953. Eleanor has been there ever since. Her husband died
five years ago, but sister Margaret, now 87, is alive and well and living in Duarte.
Darrell,
61, currently is the hitting instructor for the Orange County Flyers of the
Golden Baseball League.
"It's
great that Darrell is still involved in pro baseball," Eleanor said.
"The only thing better would be if he were coaching the Dodgers. You can
see, I really am a loyal fan!"
So, the
question remains, why was Eleanor Evans so taken by the diamond sports?
"You're
out in the sunshine and fresh air, what's not to like?" she said.
"You meet some of the nicest people at the ballpark. Now, I've got to go.
The Dodgers game just came on the TV."
Why is Henry's chest protector coming through his jersey and why does he
have a 1920's hair style? Just wondering! - - - - Congratulations Henry!!! -
- - - - - - -But - you still look like crap!
BRUIN STUD
>From: "Darren Winkley" <winkley@...>
>Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com
>To: <sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [sgvbaseballumps] FW: DIV VII Championship Photos
>Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:42:34 -0700
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
>From: Monte Murray [mailto:m.mm@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:34 PM
>To: Torres Henry
>Cc: Winkley Darren; Murray Monte
>Subject: DIV VII Championship Photos
>
>
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>
>CIF Championship
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>
>
>Henry,
>
>
>
>It was great to come and meet your crew at the DIV VII Championship Game.
>The crew had a great game. Please forward this email . The link at the
>bottom will bring you to an online gallery of the 95 photos I took during
>your game. Once in the gallery you can download any of the photos.
>
>
>
>I am also copying Darren Winkley so he can share this with the San Gabriel
>Valley Unit.
>
>
>
>http://gallery.mac.com/m.mm#100082
>
>
>
>Regards,
>Monte
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From: Monte Murray
[mailto:m.mm@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008
9:34 PM To: Torres Henry Cc: Winkley Darren; Murray Monte Subject: DIV VII Championship
Photos
CIF
Championship
Henry,
It was great
to come and meet your crew at the DIV VII Championship Game. The
crew had a great game. Please forward this email . The link at
the bottom will bring you to an online gallery of the 95 photos I took
during your game. Once in the gallery you can download any of the
photos.
I am also copying Darren Winkley so he can share
this with the San Gabriel Valley Unit.
Please remember that this mailing list is
for discussions related to officiating/umpiring and not for forwarding spam.
Thank you.
From:
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>
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> for a punch line,
> there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would
> you have made the
> same choice?
>
>
>
> At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children
> with learning
> disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a
> speech that
> would never be forgotten by all who attended. After
> extolling the school
> and its
>
> dedicated staff, he offered a question:
>
> 'When not interfered with by outside influences,
> everything nature does, is
> done with perfection.
>
> Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do.
> He can! not
> understand things as other children do.
>
> Where is the natural order of things in my son?'
>
>
>
> The audience was stilled by the query.
>
>
>
> The father continued. 'I believe that when a child
> like Shay, who was
> mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an
> opportunity to
> realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in
> the way other
> people treat that child.'
>
> Then he told the following story:
>
>
>
> Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay
> knew were playing
> baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let
> me play?' I knew that most
> of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their
> team, but as a father
> I also understood that if my son were allowed to play! , it
> would give him a
> much-needed sense of belon ging and some confidence to be
> accepted by others
> in spite of his handicaps.
>
>
>
> I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not
> expecting much) if
> Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and
> said, 'We're losing
> by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess
> he can be on our
> team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth
> inning.'
>
>
>
> Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a
> broad smile, put on a
> team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and
> warmth in my heart.
> The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.
>
> In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored
> a few runs but was
> still behind by three.
>
> In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and
>! played in the right
> field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously
> ecstatic just to
> be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear
> as I waved to him
> from the stands.
>
> In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored
> again.
>
> Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential
> winning run was on
> base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
>
>
>
> At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their
> chance to win
> the game?
>
> Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a
> hit was all but
> impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold
> the bat properly, much
> less connect with the ball.
>
>
>
> However, as Shay stepped up to the
>
> plate, the pitch! er, recognizing that the other team was
> putting winning< BR>> aside for this moment in Shay's life,
moved in a few s
> teps to lob the ball
> in softly so Shay could at least make contact.
>
> The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.
>
> The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the
> ball softly towards
> Shay.
>
> As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a
> slow ground ball
> right back to the pitcher.
>
>
>
> The game would now be over.
>
> The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have
> easily thrown the
> ball to the first baseman.
>
> Shay would have been out and that would have been the end
> of the game.
>
>
>
> Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first
> baseman's head,
> out of reach of all team mates.
>
&g! t; Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling,
> 'Shay, run to
> first!
>
> Run to first!'
>
> Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made
> it to first base.
>
> He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startle d.
>
>
>
> Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'
>
> Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second,
> gleaming and
> struggling to make it to the base.
>
> B y the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right
> fielder had the
> ball . the smallest guy on their team who now had his
> first chance to be
> the hero for his team.
>
> He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the
> tag, but he
> understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too,
> intentionally threw the> ball high and far over the
third-baseman's head.
>
& gt; Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners
> ahead of him circled
> the bases toward home.
>
>
>
> All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way
> Shay'
>
>
>
> Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran
> to help him by
> turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted,
> 'Run to third!
>
> Shay, run to third!'
>
>
>
> As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the
> spectators, were
> on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run
> home!'
>
> Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as
> the hero who hit
> the grand slam and won the game for his team
>
>
>
> 'That day', said the father softly with tears now
> rolling down his face,
> 'the! boys from both teams helped bring a piece of
> true love and humanity
> into this world'.
>
>
>
> Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that
> winter, having never
> forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and
> coming home and seeing
> his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
>
>
>
> AND NOW A LITTLE FOOT NOTE TO THIS STORY:
>
> We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a
> second thought,
> but when it comes to sending messages about life choices,
> people hesitate.
>
> The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through
> cyberspace, but
> public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in
> our schools and
> workplaces.
>
>
>
> If you're thinking about forwarding this message,!
> chances are that you're
> probably sorting out the peop le in your address book who
> aren't the
> 'appropriate' ones to receive this type of
> message Well, the person who
> sent you this believes that we all can make a difference.
>
> We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to
> help realize the
> 'natural order of things.'
>
> So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people
> present us with a
> choice:
>
> Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do
> we pass up those
> opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in
> the process?
>
>
>
> A wise man once said every society is judged by how it
> treats it's least
> fortunate amongst them.
>
>
> You now have two choices:
>
> 1. Delete
>
> 2. Forward
>
> May your day, be a Shay Day.!
>
>
> Give
to a good cause with every e-mail. Join the i’m Initiative from Microsoft.
From:
sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of bobfbran Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008
8:15 PM To:
sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [sgvbaseballumps]
Board Meeting and Evaluations
Darren,
Can we get an email out about the banquet, dues and door prizes?
On Apr 17, 2008, at 5:30 29PM, Darren Winkley wrote:
The next board meeting is this Sunday,
April 20, 6:00, at Gary Lievre’s house.All
members, please be sure to turn in all of your evaluations before Sunday for
playoff consideration.
On Apr 17, 2008, at 5:30 29PM, Darren Winkley wrote:
The next board meeting is this Sunday, April 20, 6:00, at Gary Lievre’s house.All members, please be sure to turn in all of your evaluations before Sunday for playoff consideration.
On Apr 17, 2008, at 5:30 29PM, Darren Winkley wrote:
The next board meeting is this Sunday, April 20, 6:00, at Gary Lievre’s house.All members, please be sure to turn in all of your evaluations before Sunday for playoff consideration.
The next board meeting is this Sunday, April 20, 6:00, at
Gary Lievre’s house. All members, please
be sure to turn in all of your evaluations before Sunday for playoff
consideration.
It’s pretty straight forward. All fields are mandatory unless otherwise noted. Also, certain characters, such as #, /,?, @, etc. may not be allowed in certain blanks. This is done for security purposes. If any part of it is incomplete or has invalid characters, a box will appear that says that you need to complete a section or that you can’t use a character in that field.
The online form is definitely the easiest way to go. If you are a complete technophobe, then you may choose to do ratings on a Microsoft Word form that you print out. There are two options. One is a form field, meaning that you choose your answers from the drop-down menus and type in the blanks; in other words, you fill it out on your computer and then print it out. That form is here:http://www.sgvbaseballumps.org/ratings/formfield.doc. The other form is one that you print out and then fill out by hand. That one is here:http://www.sgvbaseballumps.org/ratings/regular.doc
No matter which option you choose, remember that you need to rate every partner after every game. It’s easiest to do it as soon as you get home so the game is still fresh in your mind. The online version will take about 5 minutes to fill out.
If you have any questions about the ratings forms or any other thing on the website, please don’t hesitate to email or call me. I’m happy to help out.
It’s pretty straight forward. All fields are mandatory unless otherwise noted. Also, certain characters, such as #, /,?, @, etc. may not be allowed in certain blanks. This is done for security purposes. If any part of it is incomplete or has invalid characters, a box will appear that says that you need to complete a section or that you can’t use a character in that field.
The online form is definitely the easiest way to go. If you are a complete technophobe, then you may choose to do ratings on a Microsoft Word form that you print out. There are two options. One is a form field, meaning that you choose your answers from the drop-down menus and type in the blanks; in other words, you fill it out
on your computer and then print it out. That form is here: http://www.sgvbaseballumps.org/ratings/formfield.doc. The other form is one that you print out and then fill out by hand. That one is here: http://www.sgvbaseballumps.org/ratings/regular.doc
No matter which option you choose, remember that you need to rate every partner after every game. It’s easiest to do it as soon as you get home so the game is still fresh in your mind. The online version will take about 5 minutes to fill out.
If you have any questions about the ratings forms or any other thing on the website, please don’t hesitate to email or call me. I’m happy to help out.
-----Original Message----- From: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of juan guzman Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 8:58 PM To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [sgvbaseballumps] Baseball Website maintenance--site may be temporarily down Wednesday night
whats the site to evaluate our game day partners?
To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com From: winkley@sgvbaseballumps.org Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:44 -0700 Subject: [sgvbaseballumps] Baseball Website maintenance--site may be temporarily down Wednesday night
The service that hosts our website is going to be doing some upgrades starting at 8:00 PM on March 12 and ending at 3 AM on March 13. During that time period, the website may be down for a brief period of time.
Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Get it now!
To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com From: winkley@... Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:00:44 -0700 Subject: [sgvbaseballumps] Baseball Website maintenance--site may be temporarily down Wednesday night
The service that hosts our website is going to be doing some upgrades starting at 8:00 PM on March 12 and ending at 3 AM on March 13. During that time period, the website may be down for a brief period of time.
Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. Get it now!
The service that hosts our website is going to be doing some upgrades starting at 8:00 PM on March 12 and ending at 3 AM on March 13. During that time period, the website may be down for a brief period of time.
Yes, sorry about that. The 17th is the next meeting.
-----Original Message----- From: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of JOHN GILLETTE Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:56 PM To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [sgvbaseballumps] Lost Briefcase at last meeting
Didn't pick it up - but - isn't our next meeting on the 17th?
>From: "Darren Winkley" <winkley@sgvbaseballumps.org> >Reply-To: sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com >To: <sgvbaseballumps@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: [sgvbaseballumps] Lost Briefcase at last meeting >Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:29:58 -0800 > >If anyone happened to pick up a black briefcase at our last meeting, please >contact Robert Plancich and/or bring it to the meeting this Monday. > > > >Thank you. >