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    My worse Umpire Story

    Bases empty, Hot shot that handcuffs SS he baubles it but he stays with it fires to 1st, throw is a little wide to outfield side of the bag, pulls 1st off the bag he spins and tags the runner who is now 3 or 4 feet past 1st turning into foul territory, Ump calls the runner out. We argue, he says...
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    Wife B******* about softball

    Married 3 years expecting our first in February. Playing 2 nights a week, 1 tourny a month, she comes to 60% of my games. When I was driving an hour to play 9pm games my wife bitched a lot, Started playing on teams closer to home and things are a lot better, Haven't heard a peep out of her...
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    Canadian roll call

    Kitchener Ontario
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    DeMarini VX3

    I was asked the same question a few weeks ago at ball,
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    The joys of coaching *sigh*

    Back in the spring I was the guy changing teams. Found a team same league but different division, Call up the old coach get his voice mail 3 times in a week, 3rd time I just leave a msg that I'm leaving for another team. Guy never calls me back or nothing. I find out through a teammate that he...
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    Black ops roller questions and experiences please!

    Owned my black ops 14 months, added a plywood shelf over the shoe compartment right away, helps a lot keeps things from falling down around it, blew the zipper on the removable front pocket almost right away and have tears forming in the top shelf where I store my gamer glove. wheels are fine...
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    softball a dying sport?

    I wouldn't say it's dying, but it's definatly hurting, Monday night team has 18 guys on the roster, we have 10 most nights and never the same 10 week to week, A buddies team had to find 6 guys last week to make 10! 6!!!, When I first started playing most teams had 10 or 11 regulars and a few...
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    Where do you find value in a bat?

    Is it a VX2U? Is it a Demarini? does it have a thumbprint? does it have the aluminum handle? is it on sale! I use to experiment a bit, buying 2 or 3 bats a year to try out, but I quit that, I'll put a few BP swings on whatever hits the team fence just to say I've swung it, But the VX2U has...
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    Border battle

    July 24-26, Kitchener Ontario http://championship.softball.ca/borderbattle/
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    What's in your bat bag?

    Black OPS roller 26 oz VX2u 27 oz VX2u 27 oz Mad Dawg 28 oz OG Juggernaut 14" Demarini Vexxum glove 13.5" Worth Mayhem glove 1 pair Blue Mizuno batting gloves 1 white Mizuno batting glove (lefty) size 10.5 Mizuno 9 cleat (gamers) size 11 Under Armour cleat (backups) worth cup for that random...
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    am i missing out on anything

    This, best balanced bat I've ever swung, I own an old paint and a new paint and don't notice any difference between them
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    What type(s) of cheating have you encountered?

    Money, That's how it's justified, Not having umps saves my team maybe $200 or $250 a year,
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    2 piece bats

    What he said, the best hits are the ones you don't even feel
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    New to Demarini's

    J3U is way underrated, I was not impressed with the 27 I swung out of the wrapper, but after 100+ hits, it was right on par with any UTRIP bat on the fence. i'll add a few to the list from what I own 26 VX2U = very balanced-13' barrel-aluminum handle, mashes 27 VX2U = balanced the...
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