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Originally Posted by GarthB
I didn't say that league officials or TD's were "water boys". I wouldn't insult them like that. I said they "have" water brought to us. Usually by volunteers, concession stand workers or bench personnel.
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I realize that they really aren't water boys, that was just a joke. We have some tournaments like this too. I am just saying that not all baseball that gets played has caring people in attendance to assist the umpires in obtaining water during games.
I have spent many an afternoon on a dry, dusty field, in 100 degree + heat, with no concession stand, no volunteers, no water in either dugout (amazing, but true) and if I didn't have my own, I would have been S.O.L.
This is especially true in adult leagues, such as the Mexican-American League games in the North County area of San Diego. The area here is a desert, and many summer games are played where temperatures on the field reach 120 degrees, with humidity in the 90 + range. If you don't have your own drinks, you are not going to fair well in these conditions working 9-inning double-headers.