- Aug 6, 2013
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Last night we played a league doubleheader - it was around 90 at first pitch with a humidity/heat index of closer to 95/96. The sun was shining bright and no clouds in the sky. We have been stressing to our girls to drink, drink, drink on the days before the games coming up both last night and the tournament this weekend where the temps will be in the same range.
The girls did great - an ump, not so much. In our second game I noticed the BU laying on the ground along the first base outfield fence during the break between innings. I thought "that's odd, why is he on the ground?" but he got up and headed back to the field. Fast forward to the second batter up that half inning and a runner on 2nd. The parents look out behind the SS and the BU is throwing up on the field. Hands on knees - continuously throwing up. The PU sees nothing so we are trying to get her attention to tell her that her partner is physically ill. She finally hears us and looks over at him and points and says "you alright?" (she was a total peach). He is still throwing up so we say "obviously he is not". She just stands there looking at him and pointing, giving the thumbs up. We say - "maybe you want to go out and check on him??" The PU visibly sighs, waves her hands at us like "shut up" and slowly heads out to check on him. She gets to him, there is a short interaction and he start walking off the field. She heads back to the plate, puts on her mask and says "let's go". Meanwhile the BU is still slowly walking off the field - still throwing up.....
Our coach asks the PU - so, we are playing with one ump now and the PU looks at her and says "obviously so". YIKES. She is telling us to get started again and the poor BU is still trying to get off the field - still dry heaving. What a compassionate gal. Parents from our side went to find a league rep to have him go find the BU who walked off on his own somewhere.
I don't know about how hot your areas will be this weekend - but obviously, EVERYONE needs to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Oh - and a little compassion goes a long way.
The girls did great - an ump, not so much. In our second game I noticed the BU laying on the ground along the first base outfield fence during the break between innings. I thought "that's odd, why is he on the ground?" but he got up and headed back to the field. Fast forward to the second batter up that half inning and a runner on 2nd. The parents look out behind the SS and the BU is throwing up on the field. Hands on knees - continuously throwing up. The PU sees nothing so we are trying to get her attention to tell her that her partner is physically ill. She finally hears us and looks over at him and points and says "you alright?" (she was a total peach). He is still throwing up so we say "obviously he is not". She just stands there looking at him and pointing, giving the thumbs up. We say - "maybe you want to go out and check on him??" The PU visibly sighs, waves her hands at us like "shut up" and slowly heads out to check on him. She gets to him, there is a short interaction and he start walking off the field. She heads back to the plate, puts on her mask and says "let's go". Meanwhile the BU is still slowly walking off the field - still throwing up.....
Our coach asks the PU - so, we are playing with one ump now and the PU looks at her and says "obviously so". YIKES. She is telling us to get started again and the poor BU is still trying to get off the field - still dry heaving. What a compassionate gal. Parents from our side went to find a league rep to have him go find the BU who walked off on his own somewhere.
I don't know about how hot your areas will be this weekend - but obviously, EVERYONE needs to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Oh - and a little compassion goes a long way.
