[Rich Ives]

I don't care about the wet and cold NW. I'm in the snow-covered frozen NE, looking at a sleet/frezing rain forecast. Things aren't on your schedule here. Just because you're busy on baseball things there doesn't mean we are here.

BTW, the FED baseball interpreters meeting hasn't even happened yet - it's Jan 19th in Indianapolis.

People are only beginning to think about baseball here.

The only baseball item in the newspaper sports calendar is one youth league announcing signups Feb 15-17. Not a single umpire meeting notice from any of the local associations.

HS Practices haven't started yet. None of the schools even have the baseball schedule posted on their web sites.

Youth leagues haven't even done signups yet and won't for another 4-6 weeks.

LL's East Region UIC clinic is Feb 12-13 and the umpire schools are Mar 30 - April 10.

It's winter here.

Have a good season.