Thursday, August 6, 2009

Who's really working at this tournament

So, I finally figured out the tournament schedule (alright, I'm a bit slow and it took me three days to do this). Here is what I've figured out....

The teams have one game per day. It is at 10, 1, 4 or 7 (give or take). If they have the early game, they get up around 7 or 8, and get to the field by 9. They're done by 1 and have the rest of the day to play in southern california - go to the beach, to disneyland, to an Angels game, sit at the pool - whatever. If they have the 1 or 4 game, they lounge around in the morning or early afternoon - maybe go to the beach or hang out at the pool, then play a game, have dinner at the park, and party at night. If they have the late game, they've got all day to party, play a game, and then still party at night.

The umpires - well, that's a different story. We have 3 games a day - up at 7 or so - have breakfast and get to the field by 9. If we're not on the early game, we're probably still going to see how our partners are doing, and to watch some ball - 'cuz we're certainly not idly watching the games we're doing. We do 3 games - with maybe an hour in between if we're lucky to relax, have a sandwich or some pizza (whatever they happen to be serving), get some critique of our mechanics, and get back to it. If we don't have the late game, we still go over to the field for dinner and watch part of the game - getting back to our hotel rooms around 8-9, tired and ready for bed.

Not that I'm complaining - but I sure don't want to hear any complaints from the players about having to play 5 games in 5 days :)

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