Monthly Archives: August 2018

I’ve spent the last 10 days in Branson Missouri umpiring at the 12u Cal Ripken World Series and it’s been quite the experience. I flew out on Wednesday, August 1, the first leg of the trip was Calgary to Houston … Continue reading →

Today at the 12u Cal Ripken World Series we had two games, the International Championship and the US Championship. I was umpiring in the International Championship game that featured Korea vs Japan. It remained scoreless until the 3rd when Japan … Continue reading →

As readers know, I’m in Branson Missouri umpiring the 12u Cal Ripken World Series which is wrapping up in the next two days. The guys that I’m umpiring with are a great group of umpires, likely the best I’ve worked … Continue reading →

Today was the first day of the playoffs for the Cal Ripken World Series. Four games were scheduled and my game at 1230 went ahead without any issues and was a damn good ball game. After that, the skies opened … Continue reading →

Today is my birthday. I typically keep birthdays pretty low key. Really, it’s just another day of the year but different than the other 364 since we don’t add one to our age. So, today I’m 47. I guess I’ve … Continue reading →

The last day of the round robin for the Cal Ripken World Series is about to wrap up. New Zealand is defeating Australia, I don’t see a comback in the works. I umpired two games today. The Japan vs Korea … Continue reading →

The round robin portion of the Cal Ripken World Series wraps up today. I have 2 games today, 1230 and 530. The 1230 game will determine one of the international pool winners, it’s Korea vs Japan. That should be a … Continue reading →

Today is day three of the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson Missouri. The weather has been very hot, but not humid, I was expecting it to be very humid. The day time temperatures have been in the mid 30’s … Continue reading →

The last few days have been relaxing, for the most part. Yesterday was the opening ceremonies for the Cal Ripken World Series. They were held at Dolly’s Stampede. The show was pretty good, the food was amazing and there was … Continue reading →

As I write this, I’m watching Team Canada play Team Australia in an exhibition game at the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson Missouri. As those who read this blog regularly know, I’m umpiring in the tournament. We flew down … Continue reading →