When an umpire selectively ignores rules, doesn’t bother knowing other frequently-encountered situations, and is completely ignorant of other rules, a lot of things happen to a softball game. Players get confused, frustrated, and upset, at each other, and at the umpire. A lot of yelling and shouting often results, as bad decisions pile upon bad
It was my first game back in 2025 after having been ill and reversing my decision to sit out the season. The team I play with was getting destroyed, for no good reason except they seem to have reverted to making poor in-game decisions (not knowing what base to throw the ball to, for example),
“Because a few men might get mad” and “that’s the way it’s always been.” OK, so those aren’t exactly the reasons given, but I challenge you to find a better descriptor for what the chairperson of the league has provided. I was genuinely curious what sorts of lame excuses were to come from the league
In addition to the image above, below is the complete text of the letter. Please pass it on. 12 March 2025 Once again, the league has made a purposeful and conscious decision to continue to discriminate against women and non-binary players, with the explicit inclusion of a policy allowing imbalanced 12-player lineups (7:5) that allows
In addition to the image above, below is the complete text of the letter. Please pass it on. 02 March 2025 Softball Leinster, It has come to my attention that, at the most recent league captains meeting on 25 February 2025, there was (as there is every year) vocal opposition to the concept of gender
I’ve said in the past how I really like Bianchi aluminum bikes, only reluctantly selling my 2000 Bianchi M Alloy Pro. It has always surprised me how these aluminum mid-00s Bianchi frames don’t seem to get a lot of appreciation. About a year ago now, after picking up the most gorgeous gold 2004 Bianchi ML3
Just when you think the collection is full, something comes along and catches the eye, I rationalize why I think I need another watch project, a deal pops up that’s too good to pass on, and here we are. So, where are we? A 45mm Turtle case, with the “Manta Ray” textured dial in bright
“When you know, you know.” That was how I felt when I first sat on this 1999 Suzuki SV650S. It certainly wasn’t how I felt when I bought it. Well over a dozen years ago, after seeing the bike listed on EBay, I threw down an offer and waited for the end of the auction,
All that’s missing from the Softball Ireland board is the funny hats. The coronation of the next Softball Ireland President is about to happen, as there is only one person running for “election”. Not much of an election; then again, there hasn’t been one of those for at least a dozen years. The outgoing Softball
It’s now 2025, so let’s take a quick look at what happened to the watch box in 2024. A few slots opened up with the sale of some of my G-SHOCKs, so of course I felt the need to fill those slots! What’s Out: Four nice G-SHOCKs that weren’t getting worn, so off to new