BretMan
Addicted to Softballfans
I'm sure most of you are familiar with NCASAUmp, one of this forum's resident rule experts. This past weekend I had the great pleasure of meeting the man behind the screen name (and his lovely wife, too).
Despite rumors that he is nothing more than a myth- like some sort of blue-wearing, rule-spewing, illegal bat-tossing internet legend- I can assure that, yes, he really does exist!
It was as if the stars aligned just right. We live about 500 miles and three states apart. As luck would have it, I was vacationing in a city a hundred miles from his home the same day that he had business to attend to in the very city where I was staying. We couldn't let a chance like that pass by!
We had a long lunch that turned into a couple of hours of trading softball war stories. And I'm sure we kept our wives totally bored the entire time.
Not only does the legendary NCASAUmp really exist, but he is a good dude, too, and someone who obviously cares about the craft of umpiring. You all should be so lucky to have umpires like that covering your games! These are exactly the kinds of umpires I like to work with and would work a game with him any day.
NC, it was awesome to meet you and a highlight of my vacation. Keep up the good work, buddy. See you around the internet!
Despite rumors that he is nothing more than a myth- like some sort of blue-wearing, rule-spewing, illegal bat-tossing internet legend- I can assure that, yes, he really does exist!
It was as if the stars aligned just right. We live about 500 miles and three states apart. As luck would have it, I was vacationing in a city a hundred miles from his home the same day that he had business to attend to in the very city where I was staying. We couldn't let a chance like that pass by!
We had a long lunch that turned into a couple of hours of trading softball war stories. And I'm sure we kept our wives totally bored the entire time.
Not only does the legendary NCASAUmp really exist, but he is a good dude, too, and someone who obviously cares about the craft of umpiring. You all should be so lucky to have umpires like that covering your games! These are exactly the kinds of umpires I like to work with and would work a game with him any day.
NC, it was awesome to meet you and a highlight of my vacation. Keep up the good work, buddy. See you around the internet!
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