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Topic adjacent - at a rec game the other night, one of the coaches said to me multiple times, "Hey blue, thanks for showing up tonight". That tells me they have a scheduling issue or something. I cannot imagine just "no showing" a game that I agreed to.

Oh, he'll do it again if he gets the chance. Especially immediate post game when they are still hot and stinky

Correct.

After my game last night, I needed to car space for some grocery shopping, so I brought my gear bags inside. Fast forward to this morning, I'm sitting having my coffee, checking email and such, and I hear my dog (Lord General Marble Rye - but you can call him Marble) running back and forth. The cadence of his running and the noises he was making told me that he had something he shouldn't have. Usually it's a sock, or he's stolen a dish towel from the kitchen. Nope. I turned around and he has one of my plate shoes because when I pulled my gear bags in, I didn't actually fully shut them. Everything is zipped up now. I'll admit, he's pretty strong for a low rider. The aforementioned Lord General https://ibb.co/C3ZpJrwJ https://ibb.co/9mzrQm67

Old thread. Sorry for the bump, but it's been nearly a year, and the cough is non existent. Lungs are still good. Taken plenty of shots on the chest protector and no injuries.

SB Umps anonymous: My name is Ed and I'm a softball umpire. Been doing youth FP mostly. Some adult rec FP leagues. (Hi Ed!) Local baseball assignor I know called me up and asked me to jump into a u10 game because he was down a guy. Game went well. One of two "groan" calls but no fighting/screaming from the coaches (some of the moms got mouthy but the home coach cut them off). Got good feedback from the coaches through the assignor. Talking about doing some more with them as their summer season ramps up. I object, though. I came to the dark side and there were no cookies.

Slight tangent, but one youth softball league I used to call had this one team that everyone knew. The coaches were problems and the coach's kids were problems. As I walked up for a regular weeknight game, I heard the one coach say to his kid, "Put that one away, this guy checks."

Update: Followed up with my GP who did some more tests and such. My lungs are "crystal clear" at this time. The condition was apparently transient. He made some medication adjustments as one of the meds I'm on has a common side effect of a persistent cough. He's not sure if the condition was related to an impact but he's unconcerned about recurrence. "Keep breathing deeply. Eat better. Exercise more." Either way - listen to your bodies, take notice if something is "different" or just "off". Have a great game!

I'm not sure what it's like in other places, but around here brick and mortar official supply stores are few and far between. There is a decent one I will visit once or twice a year about an hour from me but that's about it (it's a nice drive and near where I grew up and went to college so I visit too). Marble went with me on the last one and had a blast in the little community. He was definitely the star of the show that day. (Marble is my dog - 14 months old, pug/corgi mix). Anyway, that means that as a whole, we are stuck with either ordering something and trying it, then returning it when it's not right, then ordering something else. We can also work with each other to sample what we have, but add to that the unique and diverse body shapes of men and women, it can be a daunting task for sure. I'm glad you found something that works for you, @MarsOmega

In the “I’m my biggest enemy” category - I spent the day working on my daughter in law’s car during an excessive heat warning. Stay hydrated my friends. And not only listen to your body but I should probably listen to my wife more.

Playing softball in my 20’s and early 30’s helped me find a bone tumor. I took a big hack and ripped some scar tissue/adhesions away. Felt like a truck drove through my shoulder. Visit the doctor and there was a bone tumor (osteochondroma) that was, according to my surgeon, “a big sucker”. Took it out, did the PT, all good 21 years later. The tumor was at the top of the humerus bone impinging on the movement. I just dealt with it. Until.

Well I’m glad this sparked a discussion anyway. And for the record - that is speculation that a BFI and specifically the sling bat caused my current issue. I ignored the symptoms long enough until it interfered with my daily life was more the point. Interesting to hear similar stories from you all. Take care of yourselves!

Not a hijack at all, really. The point of the post was "listen to your body". Heal up, brother!

Yes, I’m a softball ump (although I have plans to cross to the dark side). Youth game. It was a freak thing, she let it go on the follow through and it got me.

So my wife has just reminded me that I came home from a youth fast pitch game about 6 weeks ago and told her that one of the batters slugged me in the ribs on a swing she let go of so … that may be the source. 🫥 edited to correct