2012 NABA

[catsbackr]

Well, our 2012 NABA is winding down, the league tournament is coming up next weekend.

Our league this year was a little strange, they broke up into 2 7-team divisions and scheduling umpires has been a challenge. For a very hot summer, we've had very, very little issues. Only the usual whining, but only had 1 ejection the entire year. A lot more college players played this year and the quality of the baseball has been a little better.

I'm kind of ready for it to be over, LOL.

[mstaylor]

We are running our year end adult tournament this week-end. Next week we do the Eastern Regional, winner goes to KY.

[Jocko]

I usually am beyond ready for season to end.

Then I count the days until it starts again.

[catsbackr]

We start January 7.

[JaxRolo]

We start January 7.

That sucks! No Fall ball?

[Jocko]

Our tourneys took a month off during/after WS. We crank back up this weekend. Tourneys every weekend through mid-Nov. Then break for 2 months and HS kicks off again in Feb.

[treydawgmt]

Jealous of EVERYONE that can play October through March. No chance in hell we can here in Northern IL!

[Jocko]

I'd move!

[catsbackr]

Nah, by the time Sept gets here I'm ready for it to be over.

Besides, deer season opens Sept 22!

[Jocko]

Nah, by the time Sept gets here I'm ready for it to be over.

Besides, deer season opens Sept 22!

I'd rather be on a diamond at 10am than in a tree freezing my balls off at 4am. Besides,I can shoot em off my back deck if I feel the urge to kill something.

[catsbackr]

Nah, by the time Sept gets here I'm ready for it to be over.

Besides, deer season opens Sept 22!

I'd rather be on a diamond at 10am than in a tree freezing my balls off at 4am. Besides,I can shoot em off my back deck if I feel the urge to kill something.

I like umpiring, but I'd take 4 a.m. in the deer woods ANYTIME!

[Jocko]

I hear ya. But during the winter I sit on the deck drinking coffee talking to the deer. No need to go anywhere.

[renegadewolf]

End of ball is just around the corner here too, I'm not involved in any fall ball or H/S ball yet (Generally around here they want a level 3 Ontario Baseball Certified ump, which is at least 6 years experience for H/S) but I am oddly not feeling the usual "dear god it's almost over" feelings yet this year. It has just been a year of learning, growing and opening new horizons, so I don't want it to stop. I suppose it's because we haven't been hit by the fall weather yet... you know, cold, wet miserable, dark early mushy and generally bleh feeling in the air.

[semper_fi_72]

Never ending story here.

Baseball always being played.

It is good and bad. A double edged sword.

Only Sundays I know I have off from Adult Ball is Thanksgiving and Christmas weekend.

Thanksgiving will be a large youth tournament so I am pretty sure I will get work that day there.

I haven't even actively sought any Youth Fall Ball games during the week this year.

So I am kind of taking a little break and will be happy if I only work around 250 games this year.

[cyclonehokiece]

Nah, by the time Sept gets here I'm ready for it to be over.

Besides, deer season opens Sept 22!

I'd rather be on a diamond at 10am than in a tree freezing my balls off at 4am. Besides,I can shoot em off my back deck if I feel the urge to kill something.

Trout, you have this in your yard?