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			One thing I would like to point out this was not a young guy but someone in his mid-40's. He is an IHSA umpire so I know he has the manuals.  The state website show that he does softball, baseball and basketbal so he is not a newbie to officiating. I tried to talk to him after we got to the cars but he had to go.  I tried to help him out twice telling him to move inside the diamond and he refused.  I did what I could do with him during the game.  What he really needed was a clinic.  I did what jicecone suggested and try to call all I could as an one umpire game.  The one thing I was worried about was a safe call by one of us and an out by the other especially at third base since he was 110' away and I told him he had all steals.
		 
				__________________Tony Vechiola
 
 Carol Stream, Illinois
 NFHS
 ASA
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