Musings from the USA/ASA 18A in Las Vegas
 

- 2:58 was the longest game of the tournament. No, that wasn't even extra innings. Yes, I was 3BU on that game.
- 129 bats were removed from play during equipment checks. The most pulled bat: White/Purple Easton Stealth.
- Average daily ambient air temp: 109. Average on-field temp: 120 - 125.
- Average daily water and gatorade consumption by me (and most tournament umpires): 2 to 2.5 gallons.
- 139 teams, 12 fields (14 on busy day), ~80 umpires
- Most games worked in one day by any umpire: 5. Number of umpires who worked 5 games in one day: 1. Most anyone else got: 4
- Average temperature inside the air conditioned umpire trailer: 85 (and it felt like heaven!)

I'll think of more here in a few hours, but this is a start.

Which model number is that Stealth again?

I knew i should have asked who was there....I stopped by on Saturday and Sunday to see some friends of mine who worked the tourney. Only watched 1 whole game-the Sunday morning 2nd/3rd place game. Any chance you were working that game.

I followed most of your postings on facebook, but I meant to ask you - which fields/complexes did they use?

I have been to Vegas twice for the big showcase in June and some of the fields they are forced to use to accomodate that many teams are crap.....

Unfortunately, no. I was there watching, however. For that game, I was hovering around the 3rd base side, watching the angry/upset/happy/cheerful/a$$h0le with the video camera right behind the backstop.

They're new fields called Majestic Park, a 12 field complex built about 2 years ago. On Alexander, way the eff up in the hills in NW Vegas. Great view, tho. Way out past Doc Romeo.

SCN6B, a -10
http://www.mesquitesports.com/shop/images/scn6b.jpg

And the -9 is SCN7B
http://www.weplaysports.com/Easton/S...CN7B/SCN7B.jpg

Crap, sorry I didn't get to introduce myself. My brother and I watched from the picnic tables in right center. Talked to the winners bracket coach for awhile.

Aah - you found the only shade in the outfield. So you probably heard the story about the 3rd place team?

Nope. The only story I heard was a protest that went against a friend of mine.

Aah. Well, the SoCal Pumas were one of the undefeateds coming in for an 8am game Sunday. One of the coaches and 4 girls were driving, getting on the freeway when a drunk driver going the wrong way up the on-ramp hit them head-on. Coach broke his forearm, and the girls in the back were bumped up pretty good. Nothing was life threatening or serious.

They wound up forfeiting the winner's bracket final, but got enough girls to rally and play in the loser's final. They lost that game 7-5, and got 3rd place in the tourney.

There is whining on other boards about how the ASA screwed over that team as they should have held the tournament and given them the opportunity to play instead of forfeiting.

PM me the link to the other thread...now you have me curious.

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No need for PM, here it is.