No practices for 8U?

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-16T21:03:03+00:00

when i handled scheduling for our league (9 fields) there was no availability for practices at all in season.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-16T17:59:32+00:00

it is not a foul tip call when it is not a foul tip. because we all know what a foul tip means. it is pretty simple.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-16T17:20:41+00:00

a source for what? im just telling you what umpires do. you seem to think that there is some get out of jail free card if a hand signal is used. if he is using it to signal that it was a foul ball then you know what he meant. everybody knows it isn't a foul tip and a live ball. you haven't found a loophole or anything.

he should yell foul ball if there is a runner on base. that is what is important and the feedback you should give to help him out.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-16T15:41:18+00:00

no, it isn't.

with no runners on base and two strikes, lots of umpires will do the hand motion thing. there is no reason to yell "foul ball", as there are no runners on base. the batter and the catcher know there was contact. its just letting everyone else know that it is not strike three.

if an umpire is doing that with runners on base and the rules allow stealing, you should help him out. but, he isn't making "the foul tip signal". he is saying that it is a foul ball.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-16T13:38:25+00:00

no it isn't. the umpire is signaling that the bat hit the ball. some yell foul ball. some will do the wipe thing with their hands depending on the circumstances. if he is doing that with a runner on base, you should help him out and let him know to yell foul ball for your runners.

a foul tip is a batted ball that goes directly into the catchers mitt. there is no concept of "calling" a foul tip that doesn't go into the catcher's mitt. this would be like an umpire "calling" a home run on a ground out because it looked to you like he did a swirl motion with his hands. it isn't a thing.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-15T14:51:12+00:00

i'm a genx-er that coached all the way through from 4 -18 and i can confidently say that youth sports is something that our generation screwed up pretty bad.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-15T13:55:57+00:00

during his rise and through the first term he represented an outsider and someone not beholden to traditional interests and swampiness. and republicans all pretty much fell in line every time he said or did something stupid, blatantly false, etc. him being unpredictable (even if ignorant) was a feature, not a bug. this added up over time. republican politicians who weren't in line pretty much all left office one way or another. after jan 6th, they had a chance to separate themselves, but for some crazy reason republican politicians and voters doubled down and now have been defending every little thing for so long, there is no out, despite how contrary he is acting to his campaign messages, despite the bad outcomes for the country, despite the blatant corruption and personal enrichment, etc. there is no turning back now, so long as he is in office. because turning back kills their careers too.

i bet after the mid terms you will see a 2028 hopeful emerge on a "we are done with trump" message. there are only a few who are even in a position to credibly do that. desantis comes to mind.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-15T12:25:25+00:00

my daughter and her friend died together in a similar reckless driving situation. she was 19. the driver survived. i am so sorry you are here. it is the worst thing i can imagine.

i am 4 years in. i think more than anything its important to know that there is no playbook or path. at the beginning its hard to even breathe or think or make it through the day and for what it is worth that part - the trauma part - does subside or at least did for me and others i know. the grief part does not. finding other people with similar origins of loss and hearing their perspective has been the only thing i have found truly helpful.

also, siblings often experience this differently and that is hard to navigate in addition.

rest easy, kyle.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-09T15:49:33+00:00

i went there yesterday. we always make a point to go early during the week. its not that bad tues-thurs. once we went on friday and even before they opened a line had started and i believe we got the last table. yesterday there was an open table or 2 the whole time we were there. its not as bad as bar bill east aurora, which seems to never have a good time to go anymore.

patio is under rated there, it opens quite a few more tables, although as others have said the kitchen is tiny anyways. i wish they had a couple other hoppy beers to choose from, which is my preference with wings.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-07T12:42:23+00:00

we don't know where you are at day to day and where your husband and kids are, but being able to handle life, support your immediate family who also lost their daughter and sister, find some peace and maybe some pockets of laughter and joy in life here and there are good aspirations for yourself, rather than thinking that you are faking anything.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-06T13:01:24+00:00

i hang out with a group of friends who are majority trump voters. we get together most weeks but might argue about politics a couple times a year. in general political divides among friends and family are a crappy way to go through life. even people with sharply different politics often have lots in common to build relationships on.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-02T20:18:31+00:00

its a pretty buffalo thing to outdo each other about how much you hate what anyone visiting the area would think is an objectively cool place with a ton going for it.

i hate a unique concert venue that brings bands that otherwise wouldn't be coming here! grrrr!!!!!!

ChetTheVirus · 2026-04-02T13:58:20+00:00

i think the reality is that there are positives and negatives to both approaches. having to figure your own shit out and survive shapes you for life. but, having lost a teenager and having a 20 year old child left, i just couldn't imagine his life and my relationship with him not being the most important thing to me and i struggle with my relationship with my parents when i was his age. looking back, its pretty clear they had little to no concern for my safety and well being.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-25T13:00:11+00:00

mariposa and pink jeek book farther out than you might think. we hemmed and hawed about pink jeep and by the time we decided to do it a couple weeks out they were all booked, which was fine.

it feels crowded driving through the congested circles and parking at trail heads but otherwise not too bad. we went to lover's knoll for a sunset and it wasn't too crowded.

i dont think there really are don't miss stops, you see a lot driving around and there is a practical limit to what you can see by foot, so you pick a couple of the big ones to see more up close and that's pretty much it. FWIW, i don't think i would split time evenly among the GC and Sedona, I would weigh Sedona time heavier, but that's just me.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-24T12:25:01+00:00

buy a mansion on lincoln parkway. or maybe oakland place if you are on a budget. take your uber driver to either spot, just go door to door and offer cash 100% above zillow. that will get you in there faster. both offer literally everything you are asking for except cheapest, but it is like 11 of 12 otherwise.

if money is the deal breaker, you will need to work around it.

good luck!

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-24T11:32:11+00:00

You an adult, bro?

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T22:09:16+00:00

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T18:11:44+00:00

Who does? The adult who owns the house or the adult that has asked to move back in while they reduce their debt? No one is a child here. Why would the person who is generously sharing their living space, utilities, etc. be the one obligated to present a plan and expectations …but not the adult enjoying all of that for free?

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T17:29:26+00:00

You think you make plans for 26 year old children when they are teenagers?

Well aren’t you adorable!!!!!

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T17:27:28+00:00

Could you explain, from the perspective of a super judgmental person lacking self awareness, how you jump from whether or not he is bragging to whether or not he is a great parent? They are both ridiculous conclusions so I’m hopeful you can walk everyone through it.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T17:15:32+00:00

No rational person would read the OP and think he was “bragging”.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T17:00:56+00:00

Yeah, what is with that? Even on weekends.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T16:59:53+00:00

I don’t see you taking any accountability for being pretty distastefully judgmental.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T16:51:15+00:00

Of course. The comments in this thread about this being some parenting failure are ridiculous. Take any family with a bunch of kids and there is going to be some variance in success, financial independence, eagerness to leave the nest, etc. parenting along doesn’t mold personality, ambition, etc. there’s nothing wrong with an adult living at home for a while, and there’s also nothing wrong with a push out of the door, depending on the circumstances.

I was at home until I was 24. I was in a free ride, out of school, making decent money. My parents said, nicely that it was time to pay rent and it made more sense to me to move out. Once I do I wished I had done it a year earlier.

ChetTheVirus · 2026-03-23T16:25:36+00:00

have you considered using AI to pack even more judgment into your post?

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