My last 48 hours........

[Chef]

Started at 3 Friday afternoon......drove the hour to Dodge City to umpire for the annual 48 hour softball tournament.

Well...they told me I would have a few games, but not to where I was a total mess.

First game 7:00 Friday night....they were short on umpires. Told me I had 31 games.

oh ****.

I started at 7:00 Friday night, and worked til 9 Saturday morning

Back to the hotel.....slept til 2 Saturday afternoon.

2:30 game.......worked til 12 midnight Sunday.

Back to the hotel...slept til 3 Sunday morning........

worked from 4 am Sunday til 4 Sunday afternoon.

Wondering why my right knee was the size of a large cantaloupe.......may have a torn meniscus.......but can't tell for sure because it's so swollen.....ice, ibuprofen for the next 2 days.

 

[Colton]

Chef: That is insane. They all but ran you into the ground.

 

[bigpern23]

I thought you were going to tell us you were going to die in two days and were wasting the last precious hours of your life on SportsJournalists.com. I was going to call you the biggest looser greatest SportsJournalists.commer ever.

Glad to hear you're going to live. Hope the knee gets better.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Nothing like officiating mass youth tourneys. Always get twice as many games as you were told.

 

[Just_An_SID]

But think of all the money you made.

 

[Chef]

Nothing like officiating mass youth tourneys. Always get twice as many games as you were told.

These were adults.

An absolute drunk-fest.

 

[Diabeetus]

Nothing like officiating mass youth tourneys. Always get twice as many games as you were told.

These were adults.

An absolute drunk-fest.

Did they at least share any of their tasty beverages with you afterward?

 

[Chef]

No.

The bastards.

 

[Mayfly]

Nothing like officiating mass youth tourneys. Always get twice as many games as you were told.

These were adults.

An absolute drunk-fest.

I guess if they did share the beer with you the old "Hey ump, are you drunk" heckle would work.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Congrats on living through a marathon situation, but ...

What were the best heckler lines you heard?

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Nothing like officiating mass youth tourneys. Always get twice as many games as you were told.

These were adults.

An absolute drunk-fest.

*Side Show Bob's patented quiver/shudder*

 

[Killick]

Well, I hope at least human resources apologized to you immediately.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

How much money did they pay per game? Did they pay for your hotel, food, etc?

Was it worth it financially?

 

[Chef]

Congrats on living through a marathon situation, but ...

What were the best heckler lines you heard?

Doing first base for the first championship game yesterday......

"Hey ump.....is there a rule against getting laid in the dugout?"

My response: "No.....but if the moaning gets too loud, I'll be forced to eject you!"

 

[Chef]

How much money did they pay per game? Did they pay for your hotel, food, etc?

Was it worth it financially?

$20 per game.....hotel paid for....food paid for.....also mileage paid for the drive over/back.

Well worth it financially.

 

[User 1019]

Well, except for your blown knee.

 

[Chef]

Wife has 100 percent health care at her work.

Won't cost me a penny.