Good for you, congrats.

Congrats on both counts.
But...
Didja get a new shirt to mark either occasion?

yeah.. waiting <----- insert big @ss blue letters here.
(ok, im way too bored at work)

Big Slick and I were together at one regional and Outathm was at the other regional in Pa. Well I think my first plate game went longer than anyone else's - I'd certainly hope so, anyway. I had a 3-2 game that went 17 innings. It would have been over sooner if a good bunt could have been laid done at the right time, but............
My legs took at least 8 adult beverages on the porch to recover:D

I waited until the championship game to have extra innings, and it was also the elimination bracket team that won. Good tourney, and yes I am sure that Steve holds the 2009 record for longest game.

Mike's Deputy was all that anyone could ask for in a crew chief and more. Great learning experience and great softball.

The 2 teams that went 17 in my game went 9 in the loser's bracket final - I had 1st in that game. I did end up with the plate in the final and that game went uneventfully.

We were put up in a bed and breakfast - and the owner is kind of amazing. I think she's 86 and still actually doing much of the work around the place. Breakfast each day was a meal and more.

We were put up in a regular hotel, but no teams. The teams were all staying around us, so each night was an adventure finding a restaurant to eat in without sitting next to a player. :D

We went across the street to a diner for breakfast each morning, on Sunday (mother's day) we got there just in time. On our way out I heard the hostess tell a man it was 45 minutes to wait for a table.:eek:

And maybe it was the players who were trying to avoid you!!! You could have driven to Abner's.

I wish I had thought of Abner's. The microbrewery in Downtown was very forgettable. Abner's would have been worth the drive!!

Friday night we shared a buffet with some of the local high schoolers - who were on their way to a prom.

Maybe it's Big Slick that was the cause of the overtime games. He was on the field for two at the regional and I see that he was on the field in a super regional that went 9 today.:D

The lists for D1,D2, D3 are now posted on Cactus Umpires.

Three tired blues after UMass-UW marathon. 8 hours. Two games. UW survives. Hope blues didn't have to be back to work Monday morning.

Damn it, you got my hopes up for "UW" meaning the REAL UW. As in University of Wisconsin. :p