Category Archives: Baseball

Anything relating to baseball, umpiring or the lovely politics of minor baseball – both in Ontario and now in Alberta.

Back on the field…

Posted on February 12, 2014 by kdarcy21

Tonight we start indoor evaluation for Base Ruth Calgary.  I am looking forward to getting back to it and getting on the field.  It won’t quite be the same as actually stepping outside onto the diamond to coach again, BUT, … Continue reading →

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The Olympics and other stuff…

Posted on February 7, 2014 by kdarcy21

Today is the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics.  It was on live this morning sometime, it is on tape-delay in a few minutes.  I will catch some of it, perhaps all of it.  I do enjoy the Winter Olympics, … Continue reading →

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The weekend

Posted on January 25, 2014 by kdarcy21

The weekend is here.  Thankfully.  It was a busy, insane-like week at work.  This is not a bad thing though.  Being busy means that I will likely stay gainfully employed.  That is good – means that I can pay for … Continue reading →

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Something new…

Posted on January 24, 2014 by kdarcy21

As I indicated in my last post, or I think it was my last post anyway – I was asked if I wanted to join the umpire association Board of Directors.  I asked them to ensure that my coaching activities … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on January 23, 2014 by kdarcy21

Calgary is having a non-typical Calgary winter.  It is much more like a Southern Ontario winter it would seem to me.  It was very cold and snowy in December, I will admit, BUT, most of December is still fall, not … Continue reading →

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Let the season begin…

Posted on January 21, 2014 by kdarcy21

I met with the coaches that I will be working with this summer last night at a little pub near my place.  It was a good meeting, we got to know each other a little better and talked about the … Continue reading →

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The coming summer

Posted on January 17, 2014 by kdarcy21

I have had phone chats with a few of the people involved with Babe Ruth Baseball over the last couple of days, good chats.  The current Club Manager for the Rockies that will be turning over the reins to me … Continue reading →

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Coaching. Managing. Baseball.

Posted on January 13, 2014 by kdarcy21

I attended, quite excitedly, the Calgary Babe Ruth coaches meeting yesterday afternoon.  As I often do, I posted something about attending the meeting on Facebook.  Well, one of my co-workers replied to my comment that he might be interested in … Continue reading →

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What to expect this week…

Posted on January 6, 2014 by kdarcy21

The holidays are officially over now.  Kids go back to school today.  I would guess that we will be back to full staff at the office today.  I mean, who takes holidays in early January?  I expect the office to … Continue reading →

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Back to coaching?

Posted on December 12, 2013 by kdarcy21

I received a reply email to something that I had sent out at least two months ago yesterday.  As I have blogged about in the past, I have umpired in Calgary for the past two summers and have really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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