Stallionsmjc
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This nonsense of today's game is rained out due to yesterday's rain has got to stop. Buy some diamond dry and put forth a little effort to get your field ready to play.
Raking, some sun and a little breeze can go a l o n g way.This nonsense of today's game is rained out due to yesterday's rain has got to stop. Buy some diamond dry and put forth a little effort to get your field ready to play.
This nonsense of today's game is rained out due to yesterday's rain has got to stop. Buy some diamond dry and put forth a little effort to get your field ready to play.
Who was the culprit/?The worst is tonight's game is cancelled because it is supposed to rain. I can kind of understand it when the visiting team has to travel 45 minutes or so....but for a league game.....?????
"Hey, kids! I know the field is underwater today because it rained 3 damn inches yesterday, but we gotta get out to the field and put a little effort in, otherwise Stallionsmjc will think we're wimps."This nonsense of today's game is rained out due to yesterday's rain has got to stop. Buy some diamond dry and put forth a little effort to get your field ready to play.
ShopVac the water off!"Hey, kids! I know the field is underwater today because it rained 3 damn inches yesterday, but we gotta get out to the field and put a little effort in, otherwise Stallionsmjc will think we're wimps."
Then continue to trudge around in the mud. Great call!!!!ShopVac the water off!
You also learn which fields drain well and which don't.Fact of the matter is this:
Once you are around long enough you know which programs are quick to bang a game and which ones will do whatever in their power to get a game in.
Nailed it. Coached at 1 school where the AD and maintenance staff wouldn't let coaches touch the fields, however they were super quick to call games off (awful). Coached at another that the AD and myself would be out working on the field up until the last second to get the field ready no matter what. FWIW, the first school didn't give 2 you know what's about baseball and only cared about basketball, so it made sense.Fact of the matter is this:
Once you are around long enough you know which programs are quick to bang a game and which ones will do whatever in their power to get a game in.
Game in Piqua a few years ago. Coaches went out and bought kitty litter because they had 'used their allotment of diamon dry'.
We used to have a guy who would guard that diamond dry like it was gold. I think he got a bonus at the end of the summer for how much was still left!
Eh.You also learn which fields drain well and which don't.
Yep. Just as I reference d.......seems like the places who don't care about baseball were quicker to cancel ....Nailed it. Coached at 1 school where the AD and maintenance staff wouldn't let coaches touch the fields, however they were super quick to call games off (awful). Coached at another that the AD and myself would be out working on the field up until the last second to get the field ready no matter what. FWIW, the first school didn't give 2 you know what's about baseball and only cared about basketball, so it made sense.
There is no standard. (there should be. however)Not sure what the rule is, but is there a cut off as to when the umpires get paid, or do they only get paid if the game is played?
That makes sense. These umpires are driving from somewhere and have their time blocked out. It'd think they should get something. But then again when you're dealing with school district athletic departments that are already struggling, You end up paying for the umpires for home games plus extra for all the rainouts. It has to be a nightmare being an AD in the spring.There is no standard. (there should be. however)
That's set by the leagues and the assigner. Some set a "show up" full fee if the umpires aren't notified and they show up for a contest. Some set a "cancel deadline", that pay the umpires a portion if the game is cancelled after that time....
Need to play nice with the umpires.That makes sense. These umpires are driving from somewhere and have their time blocked out. It'd think they should get something. But then again when you're dealing with school district athletic departments that are already struggling, You end up paying for the umpires for home games plus extra for all the rainouts. It has to be a nightmare being an AD in the spring.
I understand totally. They do have leverage. Could we see a day when high school games have volunteer umps out of the stands?Need to play nice with the umpires.
I know of some that will not do games in certain districts because of how dirty they have done them in the past.
I dont see why not.I understand totally. They do have leverage. Could we see a day when high school games have volunteer umps out of the stands?
yet few step up when needed.I dont see why not.
Most of the parents believe they can do a better job.....
Only Massilll0n would have that kind of jack to pull that off.I remember a helicopter hovered over the field and dried the entire field. Pretty cool.
Back in the 50s I recall that happening quite often during regular season games. I also remember coach turning a study hall into a work hour on the ball field. Racking and whatever it took to get the field ready to play. Then again those were the days when transportation to the game was cars driven by the coach, a parent and a 17 year old student/player. Times change.I understand totally. They do have leverage. Could we see a day when high school games have volunteer umps out of the stands?
Not quite the same thing as an umpire but we have went to Springfield Shawnee for a football game.Back in the 50s I recall that happening quite often during regular season games. I also remember coach turning a study hall into a work hour on the ball field. Racking and whatever it took to get the field ready to play. Then again those were the days when transportation to the game was cars driven by the coach, a parent and a 17 year old student/player. Times change.
My post was prior to the crazy rain on Sunday 5/9. Anyone with common sense would expect a field to not be ready on Monday the 10th. However we did play on the 10th and I'm not talking field turf. There are some schools out there that will do their very best to get the field ready. Unfortunately there are plenty of wimps out there who do the bare minimum."Hey, kids! I know the field is underwater today because it rained 3 damn inches yesterday, but we gotta get out to the field and put a little effort in, otherwise Stallionsmjc will think we're wimps."
My post was prior to the crazy rain on Sunday 5/9. Anyone with common sense would expect a field to not be ready on Monday the 10th. However we did play on the 10th and I'm not talking field turf. There are some schools out there that will do their very best to get the field ready. Unfortunately there are plenty of wimps out there who do the bare minimum.Doesnt really apply when it has been raining (and even snowing in some areas) for a week straight. Ground can only hold so much water. I take it you've never tried to get a field ready in NE Ohio with snow in May. Can't even remember the last time we saw sun here (actually this morning there was some, a balmy 40 degrees and sunny)
it is pretty clear what schools think their baseball and softball program is important and what schools think their team is a requirement to field.My post was prior to the crazy rain on Sunday 5/9. Anyone with common sense would expect a field to not be ready on Monday the 10th. However we did play on the 10th and I'm not talking field turf. There are some schools out there that will do their very best to get the field ready. Unfortunately there are plenty of wimps out there who do the bare minimum.