Between football, softball and baseball I spend about 400-500 a year. Baseball is by far the most expense but it bleeds over to softball ( shirts, pants and shoes ). I consider it a " love offering " because I love being outside and doing what I do.
Since the batters box was gone I would have drawn a line with a bat to let this guy know his boundries. I have had to do this in the past and it seemed to have worked.
You obviously use the term " gentleman" very loosely. There is no way I could do that to my partner. I would have worked what I was assigned ( maybe ) and then made sure I never worked with this " gentleman" again.
I would say that you are not over ruing at all. I do ask the BU to be sure it has hit them before calling it. I am not a big fan of " I thought it hit him(her). I try and stress at pregame that we are the third team out there and as a team we need to work together. That to me is helping to get it right, not over ruling.
When I work with someone I always tell the BU that if you see it to go ahead and call it. I have seen someguys wait until the batter either gets on base or is thrown out and then they ask. To me it just looks better to call it when it happens.
Fall high school starts the middle of the month. High school girls fast pitch starts next week so its back on the foeld again. Took about a two week break to catch up on the " honey do " list. I have been going through umpire withdrawl, ready to get back on the field. Of course this 95-100 degree heat may have me wishing I was sitting in the ac.
Stan,
I am with you. I will do my two maybe three ( in cooler temps ) but now I am good with one or two tops. Nothing against you guys that can do more.
I am a recent convert to Scrubbing Bubbles and Pledge and I like it alot. Even works on the red clay down here in Georgia. Very little dust stays on the shoes if any.
I have the Cliff Keen MSX shirts and I like them. They hold up well for me even in the 95 degree and humid days. I would like to know if anyone else has these shirts and if they have been satisfied with them. I have some Honig shirts as well and they are good but I prefer the MSX shirts.