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Old Thu Jul 16, 2009, 06:10pm
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I always bring a small gym bag to my games. In it, you will find:
  • My shoes (freshly polished the night before)
  • My chewing gum
  • My Gatorade
  • My shin guards
  • A half dozen plastic bat rings from ASA
  • 2 line-up card holders
  • 3 wooden brushes
  • 2 Hole-E brushes
  • 6 or 7 indicators

Believe me, I'm pretty well-prepared! Sorry to hear about your indicator, though.

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday. Donations may be sent to NCASAUmp... I mean BuggBob.
Good.

I have learned (from necessity of course) to also carry a spare black belt. The shoulder harness of the equipment bag works, but sure looks funny!
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 11:05am
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*snicker*

bob got jacked by a 36 foot change up. That's weak sauce.

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No Wade, my indicator got jacked; all I got is a bruise on my thumb and the inability to use my left thumb on the space bar for a few days.

Update: I had that same pitcher/catcher again last night. They nuked the nads twice in a row (thank you nutty buddy), and spun my mask on my head once and then another cup check. That’s right four pitches four hits on the ump (you sunk my battleship!). The problem is after getting hit so many times, you start to question your positioning and then when that doesn’t fix the hitting issue you start to jerk and flinch.

I know I missed a few pitches because of jerking and flinching, including one of the most perfect inside pitches thrown by this pitcher, but since that pitch was untouched by the catcher and performed an important community service of checking my cup (cup was fine, one of the twins was a bit shaken up by the closeness of the ball) I called it a ball. Coach was very understanding, he told the catcher to do a better job. Must have worked because I only got hit by that team two more times all game long, a remarkable improvement over the first inning.

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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 11:14am
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No Wade, my indicator got jacked; all I got is a bruise on my thumb and the inability to use my left thumb on the space bar for a few days.

Update: I had that same pitcher/catcher again last night. They nuked the nads twice in a row (thank you nutty buddy), and spun my mask on my head once and then another cup check. That’s right four pitches four hits on the ump (you sunk my battleship!). The problem is after getting hit so many times, you start to question your positioning and then when that doesn’t fix the hitting issue you start to jerk and flinch.

I know I missed a few pitches because of jerking and flinching, including one of the most perfect inside pitches thrown by this pitcher, but since that pitch was untouched by the catcher and performed an important community service of checking my cup (cup was fine, one of the twins was a bit shaken up by the closeness of the ball) I called it a ball. Coach was very understanding, he told the catcher to do a better job. Must have worked because I only got hit by that team two more times all game long, a remarkable improvement over the first inning.
Probably TMI, but my balls hurt just from READING this.
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 12:45pm
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Dont worry, I have a tendency to accidently miss pitches, despite my best efforts, when I have a catcher that cant.
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 12:50pm
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Old Fri Jul 17, 2009, 01:18pm
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Catch...it really helps me call strikes when you catch the ball....
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