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Watching a tournament game a few years ago and the throw from F8 hit the umps water bottle on the ground at the fence and rolled well up the third base line. 2 runs score and the defence coach comes unglued enough to sit by himself in the bleachers to watch the rest of the game.
Most fields locally I just use a big blue thermos and leave it on the field equipment box where i can just lean over the fence and pick it up. The other is a 90' field and a long walk to the gate so I leave it at the backstop to one side. Seems to keep itself out of trouble there. Tournaments the scorekeeper keeps a cooler full of water bottles.
We were about 65 degrees tonight at game time for the early evening game. Between games I'm standing on the mound looking up into the rain. Have one fan telling me she came all the way from Texas to see this game and I had better not cancel it! I'm just telling her that at as an old person my bones don't appreciate getting cold and wet when half the park lights go out. Can't get them on again so oh well no game sorry and good night all.
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