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Old Wed May 02, 2007, 08:54am
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OK, I get the uniform issue; I'm serious about it. But THAT was out of line.
You should have asked him, "where am I supposed to put my sandwich and chips."
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Old Wed May 02, 2007, 09:28am
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Just a point of clarification: Wearing a ball bag on the bases is permitted, often required, for a co-rec game.

Reason being that it is easier and quicker for the BU to handle the exchange of balls between batters.
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Old Wed May 02, 2007, 10:36am
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At at tournament several years ago (invitational summer tournament, not championship play), one of our umpires had a problem of some kind (don't remember the details) and had to leave. I was just coming off one game where I had the plate. The umpire who left was on the bases of his game. The UIC asked me to hustle over and take the bases for the game already underway. I removed my plate equipment near the field and jumped out one the bases, still wearing my plate shoes AND my ball bag (I had forgotten about the bag in my rush).

UIC comes running over going ballistic and has me come OFF the field (game underway, mind you) and hand him the ball bag through the fence, lecturing me on proper uniform.

OK, I get the uniform issue; I'm serious about it. But THAT was out of line.
Absolutely out of line, even if the UIC didn't know why it happened.

Once, I arrived for a game cutting the time close and thinking I had plate. My partner thought I would be late, so dressed for plate and went to the field; which you can't see from the lot. I realized he was there, rushed to the field and it was game time. I started the game on the bases with all but mask, removed other equip over 1 1/2 inning, but was stuck with plate shoes all game. The coaches both thanked him for getting things moving and me for caring enough to not delay the game.
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Old Wed May 02, 2007, 10:37am
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You should have asked him, "where am I supposed to put my sandwich and chips."
If it happens again, I'll keep that in mind!
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Old Wed May 02, 2007, 11:20am
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If it happens again, I'll keep that in mind!
You should also have a sandwich in the bag and offer to share!!
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Old Thu May 03, 2007, 02:03am
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Just a point of clarification: Wearing a ball bag on the bases is permitted, often required, for a co-rec game.

Reason being that it is easier and quicker for the BU to handle the exchange of balls between batters.
2 man in co-rec?!? Where do I sign up?
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Old Thu May 03, 2007, 10:09am
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2 man in co-rec?!? Where do I sign up?
Just did a 3 game set of 2 man co-rec.......Lots of chattin up the F4 time. Partner wanted to do plate all 3 -so he called'em and I chatted them up....
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At at tournament several years ago (invitational summer tournament, not championship play), one of our umpires had a problem of some kind (don't remember the details) and had to leave. I was just coming off one game where I had the plate. The umpire who left was on the bases of his game. The UIC asked me to hustle over and take the bases for the game already underway. I removed my plate equipment near the field and jumped out one the bases, still wearing my plate shoes AND my ball bag (I had forgotten about the bag in my rush).

UIC comes running over going ballistic and has me come OFF the field (game underway, mind you) and hand him the ball bag through the fence, lecturing me on proper uniform.

OK, I get the uniform issue; I'm serious about it. But THAT was out of line.
I'm assuming that the UIC that asked you to "hustle over" was the same UIC that lectured you on the uniform issue. I think I would have lectured him as well - about being stupid.
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