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Forum: Softball Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:35am

Replies: 69 The Pandemic - your area Views: 8,427 Posted By ChampaignBlue I was doing a college game and had a foul tip... I was doing a college game and had a foul tip ripped my throat guard right off and sent it flying. Sounded just like a wooden bat hitting a ball. Judging from the sounds in the stands they were...

Forum: Softball Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:18am

Replies: 69 The Pandemic - your area Views: 8,427 Posted By ChampaignBlue I left the States 16 years ago and currently live... I left the States 16 years ago and currently live in the DR Congo. I still have dreams of being in the States occasionally where I show up at a park and the umpire can't make it so I step in. I guess...

Forum: Softball Tue Jun 20, 2017, 08:32am

Replies: 1 Sigh, I miss the fields. Views: 745 Posted By ChampaignBlue Sigh, I miss the fields. I was ASA and USSSA certified for over 20 years. Many a state and regional game. I moved back to the DR Congo in 2004 where I had been a Peace Corps volunteer long ago. People ask me what I miss...

Forum: Softball Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:21am

Replies: 16 ASA test question Views: 3,152 Posted By ChampaignBlue In a nutshell. In A,B,and C if you rule... In a nutshell. In A,B,and C if you rule interference then the runner is out and the ball is dead immediately because each case can be ruled interference. In D you better not be ruling interference...

Forum: Softball Fri May 06, 2011, 06:29am

Replies: 8 Older, somewhat wiser, and wondering Views: 1,335 Posted By ChampaignBlue It's because of situations like this that I... It's because of situations like this that I always, even in the championship game of a tourney, I developed this as my standard pre-game with the coaches. After introductions and lineup cards, ...

Forum: Softball Wed May 04, 2011, 05:37am

Replies: 8 Older, somewhat wiser, and wondering Views: 1,335 Posted By ChampaignBlue I don't know, I might develop a thin skin and say... I don't know, I might develop a thin skin and say "Coach! Are you making disparaging comments on my strike zone?"

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 30, 2010, 07:07am

Replies: 21 Understanding the Infield Fly Views: 2,509 Posted By ChampaignBlue This has been added "Noted added, 10 AM... This has been added "Noted added, 10 AM CDT: NY coach Richard Ives emailed to say: "The teaser included the phrase 'and drops untouched to the ground,' which makes it sound like you don't call...

Forum: Softball Sun Sep 26, 2010, 01:26pm

Replies: 42 Your funny stories Views: 4,258 Posted By ChampaignBlue Oh, would that you had put up a count of 2 and... Oh, would that you had put up a count of 2 and 1.:D

Forum: Softball Tue Sep 21, 2010, 06:05am

Replies: 42 Your funny stories Views: 4,258 Posted By ChampaignBlue Yes, very cute. Mens SP, liner deep left... Yes, very cute. Mens SP, liner deep left nearly to fence. SS goes out to get the relay. Batter takes wide turn at 2nd as ball is coming in to SS who turns firing. I go set. Batter dives into...

Forum: Softball Mon Sep 20, 2010, 08:38am

Replies: 42 Your funny stories Views: 4,258 Posted By ChampaignBlue Women's class A state. Pre-game a team shows up... Women's class A state. Pre-game a team shows up in basketball jerseys with mismatched sportbras underneath. We call the tourney director over and both coaches. The decision is made to allow them to...

Forum: Softball Thu Sep 16, 2010, 09:54am

Replies: 42 Your funny stories Views: 4,258 Posted By ChampaignBlue Working a double header slow pitch league. Rookie... Working a double header slow pitch league. Rookie partner. Two teams that when they play each other tend to take trash talk to an art form. I generally got assigned their double headers because I had...

Forum: Softball Mon Aug 30, 2010, 03:21am

Replies: 10 What???? Views: 1,445 Posted By ChampaignBlue If instead of "We shouldn't force them into... If instead of "We shouldn't force them into making decisions." he had said "We should let them make their decisions." would you be cool with that?

Forum: Softball Mon Aug 16, 2010, 04:56am

Replies: 3 Home run limit? Views: 1,397 Posted By ChampaignBlue and if it goes off a fielder's glove and over the... and if it goes off a fielder's glove and over the fence it's a four base award, not a home run.

Forum: Softball Sat Aug 14, 2010, 04:41am

Replies: 31 I know it's been covered before, but I can't find the old thread Views: 2,748 Posted By ChampaignBlue As long as you graciously accept the outcome of... As long as you graciously accept the outcome of the protest shouldn't be anything but good come from it. Most umps I've worked with love protests because the protester learns it pays to study a...

Forum: Softball Wed Aug 11, 2010, 02:34am

Replies: 11 Complimentary gate admissiion to ASA national event Views: 1,565 Posted By ChampaignBlue Here the locals say that the reason foreigners... Here the locals say that the reason foreigners get intestinal problems is because they don't eat enough pili-pili and drink enough tsitshampa. Pili-pili is a hot pepper that makes habeñeros look...

Forum: Softball Sat Feb 20, 2010, 07:16am

Replies: 8 No complaining allowed Views: 1,373 Posted By ChampaignBlue One more word. Just one more word and you get to... One more word. Just one more word and you get to leave early. Do I make myself understood?

Forum: Softball Fri Feb 12, 2010, 09:01am

Replies: 158 Appeal a turn toward second. Views: 12,905 Posted By ChampaignBlue Is he out yet? No. Is he out yet? ... Is he out yet? No. Is he out yet? No. Is he out yet?

Forum: Softball Mon Feb 08, 2010, 03:44pm

Replies: 158 Appeal a turn toward second. Views: 12,905 Posted By ChampaignBlue I understand your dilemma. We as umps do coach,... I understand your dilemma. We as umps do coach, during the pregame for example when we remind players that there will be do hitting above the belt (ie slide, give up, go around). During the game,...

Forum: Softball Mon Jan 25, 2010, 03:47am

Replies: 158 Appeal a turn toward second. Views: 12,905 Posted By ChampaignBlue However, gotta be real slow pulling that trigger.... However, gotta be real slow pulling that trigger. Told this before, AA State game, high infield fly, infield fly rule invoked and declared, ball lost in the sun, ball drops in front of second...

Forum: Softball Mon Jan 25, 2010, 03:44am

Replies: 158 Appeal a turn toward second. Views: 12,905 Posted By ChampaignBlue However, gotta be real slow pulling that trigger.... However, gotta be real slow pulling that trigger. Told this before, AA State game, high infield fly, infield fly rule invoked and declared, ball lost in the sun, ball drops in front of second...

Forum: Softball Fri Jan 22, 2010, 03:32am

Replies: 158 Appeal a turn toward second. Views: 12,905 Posted By ChampaignBlue She made the attempt, she is now a runner between... She made the attempt, she is now a runner between 1st and 2nd, not someone that has overrun a base. It is no different than if she had rounded 1st and was halfway between 1st and 2nd. If a runner...

Forum: Softball Thu Jan 21, 2010, 07:04am

Replies: 26 How to explain Views: 3,399 Posted By ChampaignBlue Let's just say "finger licken' good" takes on a... Let's just say "finger licken' good" takes on a whole new meaning here. Speaking of unusual rulings. Went to the volleyball nationals a few weeks back. Play stopped at one point and a heated...

Forum: Softball Tue Jan 19, 2010, 06:50am

Replies: 26 How to explain Views: 3,399 Posted By ChampaignBlue Is it just me or do all blues have a warped sense... Is it just me or do all blues have a warped sense of humor? I know mine has served me well over the years. I lost the weight because I live way too close to the Bakete and the Tchokwe and there's...

Forum: Softball Thu Jan 14, 2010, 02:13pm

Replies: 26 How to explain Views: 3,399 Posted By ChampaignBlue Lot's of Cubs shirts here. :D I too quit... Lot's of Cubs shirts here. :D I too quit smoking after 20 years at Christmas '99. Could have qualified for Macy's on Thanksgiving. Moved here in '04. Lost over 100lbs. Might be a bit extreme an...

Forum: Softball Mon Jan 11, 2010, 05:17am

Replies: 26 How to explain Views: 3,399 Posted By ChampaignBlue Good answers all but I know I gave my uniforms to... Good answers all but I know I gave my uniforms to our association when I left to help out the youngsters just starting out. I'm thinking maybe it was a new guy/gal that ruled the hands were part...

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