Through the Eyes of the "Blue"

Games 10 & 11 took place on Saturday, April 17th as part of a JV double-header between North Buncombe and West Henderson. The double-header was played as two five inning games. I was working the bases for the first game and behind the plate for the second. Game 10, first game of the double-header, s

Game 9 was a middle school game played on Thursday, April 15th between Easy Yancey and Cane River. This game was a rivalry game between two middles schools where the student players will move on to Mountain Heritage. Because of this, the two teams played the game at Mountain Heritage High School. Fo

Time to get caught up on my postings. I had four games in four days so I haven’t had much time to post about them. But, hey, at least I have been busy doing something that I love. Game 8 was played on Wednesday, April 14th between Christ School and Mountain Heritage. This was a Junior [...]

Last monday I called my 7th game of the season. I considered this game my “threshold” game since it put me into the maximum promotion points (10) category for games worked. This was a middle school game between Bethel and Canton. I had a feeling that the day wasn’t going to go so well. Since [...]

Okay, so I am a little behind. Considering that game 5 was played on Friday, March 26h, I guess you could say that I am REALLY behind here. Anyways… GAME 5 This was my first Varsity game that I was assigned to call, and I was assigned behind the plate. Talk about throwing me to [...]

I’m a day late in writing this post. But hey, can’t expect me to rush home from a game and instantly start blogging about it, can ya?  Anyways, yesterday I worked my 4th game, another middle school game. This game was between Carolina Day School and WCAA (they are a team made up of homeschooled stud

Today I was behind the plate again, for the second time in three games called. I was a little nervous, the anxiety was kicking in a little, mainly because I was calling the game at Asheville Christian Academy (ACA) again. If you read about my first game you will understand why. Although I think I di

Nothing like getting a last-minute game assignment. I got a phone call around noon today asking me if I would be available to call a game in Burnsville, NC. Of course I agreed to take it. After all, I need to recoup the money I put into doing this. I get out of work at 2pm. [...]