Hmmm...might need a day or two off

[Mike Prince]

Took what felt like a minor mask shot last night in a Cal Ripken 10U game, foul to the left center forehead.  No big deal (thanks Team Wendy I think) but felt a bit of a jolt through my neck.  Mask was extremely loose but did not spin off, guess it was just one of those shots.  Still have a mild to moderate headache today and not much appetite.  Guess I will see if someone can cover my games tomorrow, thankfully I am off today.  If not gone by morning I will make a doctor's appointment to get checked out.  Want to make sure this isn't sinus headache as our latest blast of heat seems to have released the last of the pollen in NC.

 

Had 2 games last night (both 10U) and before this mask shot I took an uncaught pitch off the small knuckle of my left hand (that one hurt and knocked the indicator out of my hand), another pitch off the shoulder, and 2 fouls to the stomach (on top of where I got hit Tuesday night in a varsity game) in game 1.  After the mask shot in game 2 I got an uncaught pitch direct to my right forearm right on the tendons by the elbow which swelled up nicely and hurt every time I moved my fingers to give a count (which I lost 2-3 times after the mask hit, not because of the mask hit directly but the mess the game turned into - we were battling darkness as well as time limit and my focus was off just that little bit).

 

I was a ball magnet last night, aided by F2's looking for a clue and F1's in search of something resembling a strike zone.

[JHSump]

Whenever I have to miss a game for some reason, I remind myself that in a week or two I won't care.  But it's hard at the time (I'm addicted).  So, yes, take a day or two off.  You may need it.  You only have one brain.

[AmackNH]

Whenever I have to miss a game for some reason, I remind myself that in a week or two I won't care.  But it's hard at the time (I'm addicted).  So, yes, take a day or two off.  You may need it.  You only have one brain.

I dont know Mike but in the general spirit of this site...is there any hard evidence of this?

[Mike Prince]

I prove on here daily that I may not have even one!

[Stan W.]

I think that the one thing we dont teach our umpires well is when to book off a game, or take a few games off.......

 

For a good amount of us our schedules are limited due to season and weather and we have to "make hay while the sun shines"......but there are many good reasons for taking breaks in season, among them are injury, family and burn out issues.....etc...

 

Injuries should never be taken lightly......

[mstaylor]

Get looked at, that is classic signs of conclusion.

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[IABlue]

Get looked at, that is classic signs of conclusion.

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I have come to the same concussion.

[HeadHunterLA]

Had a low 80s foul tip get under my chest protector the other night, left with and apple sized bruise and swelling on my breast bone right below my throat.  Damn ball always finds a spot, doesn't it?  Stayong off the dish for a couple nights just because.

[MB_Ump]

Why does it seem like they always come in bunches. I went 4 games with nothing that I can remember (must have been a couple off the shins), then took 10 in a double header (3 off meat). One coach had a kid that couldn't catch strikes, the other had a kid that had never caught, even in practice. Thanks coach!