Coach sat on a ball the whole game.

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Is "elite" considered above or below "competitive"?

These are the supposed "all star" teams from cities. Kids may go to different schools in a city and be on this team for tournaments.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

These are the supposed "all star" teams from cities. Kids may go to different schools in a city and be on this team for tournaments.

Oh. So, they do not have cardigan warm-ups.

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Oh. So, they do not have cardigan warm-ups.

Sometimes not even "legal" uniforms.

[Rich]

I keep hearing about these weekend games, but somehow I never seem to run into one of them. So they actually exist, huh?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I keep hearing about these weekend games, but somehow I never seem to run into one of them. So they actually exist, huh?

Just like Tinker Belle in Neverland, only if you believe in them......

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Just like Tinker Belle in Neverland, only if you believe in them......

Once or twice a summer, I go and work a "day" of baseball. Youth games, time-limited. We start about 8AM and finish at about 10PM. I'm there for one reason, the paycheck. In those games, the pay comes to about $30/hour. I take the money and sock it away for a long weekend away with the family. One day last season I worked 7 consecutive baseball games -- I did the first 4 plates.

I couldn't imagine doing this kind of thing more often. Someone has to work these games, but it's not me. More power to those of you who do, I guess.

[chartrusepengui]

Our first weekend was Jan 8-9. We also have/had them: Jan22-23, Jan 29-30, Feb 5-6, Feb 12-13, Feb 26-27, March 5-6, March19-20.

There are others but these are the ones within a 10 mile radius from my house. Games start at 8 and last game is at 7pm - 3-7 gyms.

Game fees are $25/game. In 4 of them officials can eat/drink free. The others give you a certain amoung of monopoly type money you can spend on food and beverages.

I helped pay for daughters wedding one year with the money. Another year bought the wife a new washer/dreyer. Once flew us to my sister's in Colorado for a week. It's fun money usually.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I couldn't imagine doing this kind of thing more often. Someone has to work these games, but it's not me. More power to those of you who do, I guess.

Yep.

Peace

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I'm there for one reason, the paycheck.

But what about the children????!!!