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A successful Saturday…
Today has been a very productive day thus far. I didn’t wake up until after 630 so for me, that’s late. Feed the dogs and let them out and I freshened up. The plan for the day was to go … Continue reading
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Getting there…
I went into town yesterday after work. It’s not a far drive, 8km or so… I had to check mail, got my umpiring cheque from CABUA for July’s umpiring. Always nice to get money in the mail. I stopped by … Continue reading
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Settling in…
This is now day 5 of me in my new house. The dogs have lived here longer than I have, but, for some reason, they did not do any organization of the house while I was gone. Mostly everything is … Continue reading
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The Final Rankings
Umpiring at the Cal Ripken World Series was an experience of a lifetime. I met 10 of the best umpires I have ever worked with. It was a varied collection. There were four international umpires. Myself, from Canada, Australia, New … Continue reading
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Home, sweet home
The rest of the flight home was routine. We landed in Calgary ahead of schedule, shortly after 9pm on Sunday night. It was a fairly quick process through customs, he looked at my card and let me right through. I … Continue reading
My vacation is over…
I’ve gotten internet for the flight from Denver to Calgary. For an hour, it’s $5.99, helps to pass the time for sure. The day started really early. I went to bed around 1230 and wanted to get up at 230 … Continue reading
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10 days in Branson
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
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Hanging up the umpiring equipment…
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
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I’ll take a large cup of coffee, half full, no lid…
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
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It’s not supposed to rain during baseball…
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
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