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Don,
Glen called two of the games we played. My daughter was catching so she got to know him pretty good. For kicks, I ask her what she thought of his strike zone. Said he was the best she's had all year!!(Remember this was her first tournament of the year.) Got a few pics but they didn't turn out to very good.
Her team was one game from qualifying for AFA nationals, then she got sick and couldn't play. While I was trying to "heal" her between games, I pulled out the article Dakota linked on a post - "Call your own game & don't vomit on the catcher." She didn't appreciate my bad attempt at humor in the situation.
She normally is the 2B and the backup catcher, but was the ONLY catcher that could make the trip to Beaumont. The left fielder came in to replace her, but despite the valiant attempt, they were unsuccessful. Lost 2-0, with both runs unearned, runners resulted from dropped third strikes.
Tim of national school fame was there also. He ended up calling in the younger division.
Glen is a good umpire. Good on and off of the field. My daughter enjoyed having him call the games as well as cutting up with him in the stands.
Larry and I are going to call fastpitch in Garland this year. They have the most league play with lots of teams/age groups. You should plan on coming out there with us. Meeting is coming up in a couple of weeks.
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