Oh, where to even begin...if I didnt have witnesses no one would believe me! Lets start with the end - I GOT KICKED OUT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL GAME BECAUSE I MADE A FUNNY FACE - - (direct quote from the umpire). (cannot wait to see the comments from the peanut gallery - my FB friends). Our game: our opponent had to beat us to TIE for the divisional championship, we had already earned a share of first place so the pressure was on them - not us. The weather: Black skies all around us and about to get to our area within an hour or so. The umpires: typical OLD white men who do not know the rules, cant see or hear that well. The situation: THUNDER. Both Julie and I after hearing the thunder approached the home plate umpire and asked if he had heard the thunder. He literally yelled at us to get back to our coaches box and that we were only trying to stop the game because we were ahead. (We were winning at that point 7-6) That was really a low blow and I told him it was insulting to say that we were more concerned about winning than the safety of the kids. The game continues (with more thunder) and we score 4 more runs. Now we approach after more thunder and they again refuse to stop the game. FINALLY one of the old geezers hears the thunder and reluctantly stops the game - but when we were walking out of the dugout and Julie was saying shed rather protect her kids than worry about getting kicked out - I made my FUNNY FACE and got the boot. :) In the the end, the game was never restarted, the rain was too heavy and the thunder too loud. No one was killed by lightening, Gryphons WIN their division without sharing the title, and Ruth got the boot but then re-instated because technically the game ended in the 5th inning before I got the boot. How can you make this up?
Posted on: Wed, 28 May 2014 12:07:30 +0000
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