Author Archives: kdarcy21

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 →

Moving day was yesterday. The day started very early, around 330am or so. I got the last of the packing done and ready to go and made breakfast, bacon, eggs and left over potatoes and peppers as my home fries. … Continue reading →

I umpired the two semi-finals in the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament today at 10 and 1pm. I was on the plate for the 10am game, for Calgary, it was pretty warm. I think I’ve gotten soft since living here. It … Continue reading →

Had two ball games today as the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament entered the playoff round. Both games were done using the 4-man umpiring system. In the first game, I was at second base, a position I hadn’t done before. It … Continue reading →

The round robin portion of the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament wrapped up last night, I was umpiring at first base. The game started out well, it was a team from Idaho versus the AAA home club, the Longhorns. Idaho pulled … Continue reading →

I umpired a double header in the Babe Ruth Regional Tournament today, 10am and 1pm. I was on the plate for the 10am game. Not a bad game at all. We got through 5 innings quickly enough and then it … Continue reading →

Today was day 4 of my vacation. I’m behind on packing for my move. This should not surprise those who know me. I procrastinate. I’m very good at it. Today I had an easy morning. Finally took recycling in for … Continue reading →

Day one of my vacation is in the books. It was a pretty relaxing day. No umpiring, which is odd since I’ve umpired almost every Saturday since the beginning of May. The dogs and I went to the park the … Continue reading →