Weather

[Durham]

I know that many have not started working games yet this year, but for those of you that have; how many games have you had rained out already?

I stand at 5 that have been washed out, and that is after .5 inches of rain in the entire month of Jan.

[tibear]

Baseball!!!!!

We're in the middle of a blizzard this weekend!!!!

[David B]

Originally Posted by Durham

I know that many have not started working games yet this year, but for those of you that have; how many games have you had rained out already?

I stand at 5 that have been washed out, and that is after .5 inches of rain in the entire month of Jan.

We've had several washed out and last weekend was about 20 degrees with 15 MPH winds - great baseball weather ....

Thanks
David

[tiger49]

Originally Posted by David B

We've had several washed out and last weekend was about 20 degrees with 15 MPH winds - great baseball weather ....

Thanks
David

Trade ya! Woke up today to a temperature of -15F

[Justme]

Originally Posted by Durham

I know that many have not started working games yet this year, but for those of you that have; how many games have you had rained out already?

I stand at 5 that have been washed out, and that is after .5 inches of rain in the entire month of Jan.

I haven't had a rain out...yet. Rained here yesterday, but I didn't have a game. Today looks good (upper 50's), windy but not raining & tomorrow's games look like a go (low 60's).

[umpduck11]

We have beautiful weather on opening week, for the first time in years. It's
usually in the mid-to-high 30's, but it has instead been mid 60's into 70's. I've
worked 5 varsity games so far, and lost one, cancelled due to the death of a player's father.

[scarolinablue]

Had three games so far, another tomorrow. No rainouts. Pretty normal rainfall here so far this year. Chance of rain tomorrow, but probably after the game SHOULD be over. I say should, since I've already had a 10-inning marathon earlier this week.

[bossman72]

it is currently 10 degrees here in PA. i won't sniff a game until march 23rd

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by PWL

I still got it. I hope some people don't get jealous.

Paul,

Not to worry,

[ranmc]

We havent had any games yet, They dont start until mid March, but I guess since there is 10" of snow on the ground, it's probably a good thing.

[DonInKansas]

Snow and cold forced my first JUCO series to be rescheduled--The two teams were playing 3 games each in Kansas and Texas and they decided to play the Texas games first, pushing the KS games to March. Why it wasn't like that in the first place, I have no idea....Feb 9-10 here isn't exactly a good bet for baseball weather......

[etn_ump]

Here in Tennessee, worked 3 5-inning scrimmages last night starting at 4:00.
The 7:30 game was kinda cold on the bases. Worked the plate the first 2. My legs are definitely a little sore this morning. 2 more scrimmages today. Good to get started though.

[Durham]

After getting rained out Friday, I worked a DH on Sat. I was so cold at the end of the 10 am game that I put on my UnderArmour Cold Weather Leggings and long sleve. for the 2 pm game. The sun broke threw for 2 outs in the bottom of the 5th of the 2nd game. Aside from the dark gray clouds all day it was windy.

I don't know if any of you have seen or use that UA cold weather gloves, but they worked really well. They were warm and kept the wind out, and they are very tin and can be worn under heavier gloves. They cost around $20 and were well worth it.

I wasn't working on Sunday, but the 1st game of their DH got rained out and the 2nd game was miserable.

Should be a fun a fun Feb.

I'll let you know how cold my 6pm in San Jose is on Tues.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by PWL

We had wind blowing so hard Saturday, I had foul ball that went up over the first base dugout and I called, "Infield fly, if fair".

If the wind was blowing that hard, how could the fielder be expected to catch the ball with "ordinary" effort? In a big windstorm, wouldn't it require a bit more than just "ordinary" effort on the part of the fielder? Just asking, since you aren't supposed to call IFF until the ball has reached the apex of its flight, and a fielder is waiting to make the catch without any extraordinary effort.

Is this thread about the infield fly rule or about how many games you have gotten in compared to how many you have been assigned? I am getting confused!