Hi All, Another glorious day in Othello… high today probably gonna be in the low-to-mid 90s. As we move into the last game(s), I’d like to thank everyone who has helped out… the guys from D4 early on helped and were a great presence on the field to help create well officiated and pleasurable games for all. Dave from D12 – Kim, thanks for this guy, he was the umpiring anchor during the mid week! And of course the team from D13 that showed up last night… Fresh off of State where they worked with World Series class umpires, and man does it show. I was proud of the D13 team that just volunteered… maybe all my whining and pushing is paying off. 😊 The fans have been great, not too much to complain about there… they were all very well behaved and some of them really learned the pleasures of “small town life”… I overheard two moms talking, one said to the other “You know when they say it takes 20 minutes to go somewhere, it’s really 20 minutes”…. Yep, that and if you live here, all your neighbors know where you are going, why you are going, what you are going to do when you get there, when you will be back, and who is going with you. And probably what you ate while you were there. Another mom said to a guy she was standing next to, who I think was a dad of a team mate, “You know, we really had to work to figure out what to do when we weren’t playing, but when we did, we spent more time doing it, I don’t think I’ve talked to my kids this much in a long time”. And she wasn’t complaining or being snarky. The players have been a joy to be around. Pure joy. It makes me remember why we do this. I want to thank all the families, presidents, boards, leagues, and DAs for sending such a good group over for the 8-10s. In the third place game: Magnolia 11 Mill Creek 3 The umps were great last night. Thank you to Mill Creek whose Managers and Coaches were very good and a pleasure to work with. Today the Championship game is between Magnolia and Kirkland at 10:00 Regards JP DA WA5/13