|
Let me laugh at myself, and add mine here.
Varsity game, first game of the new season, end of March. Utility building with restrooms sits in middle of parking lot between BB and SB fields. But restrooms are locked because Maintenance Supervisor hasn't turned on the water for fear of late freeze.
I discovered the locked doors when I went over there just prior to pre-game conference. Now what? High School is quarter mile away; teams are ready to play; do I take a chance?
Wrong decision to start the game. End of 5th inning I am cross-legged after every batter. If I had been the BU I could have told my partner to go Single Ump system for a few minutes. But I was PU. So I told him to hold the fort and I walked off the field to my car, with a couple hundred sets of inquiring eyes on me as I left. Drove to HS, ran across lawn, down couple hallways to restrooms, then back.
Longest walk of my life between car and back onto field (all of 100'). Home coach approached me and said: "Why the hell didn't you tell me you were leaving? I had to go also!"
WMB
|