qwikvr6 wrote:It happened at the Ashland Street Entrance. I was not there, but he is a parent on our team. He is a good guy with many years of club ball experience. I have much respect for him. He does not need to make something like that up at 8:30am on a Sunday. But if you ask someone strait up, "Are you not letting me in because of the color of my skin?”, and the person answers "That is exactly why, now go away!" Then that leaves no doubt. That place was no comparison to Cathedral City. They don't even charge to park. Their cover is only 2 bucks. It's not about money. I'm not made of money, but I care enough about my kid to give her this privilege that I never received from my parents. These kids work hard 4-6 days a week on their game, only to have some idiot make totally mindless calls over and over again. We spent 20 minutes during one game waiting for the umps to call the officials because they did not know what to do. That's not good officiating.
Thanks for clarifying that.....I'm glad I chose the "more accommodating" entrance on Leonard instead. Someone told me to avoid the Ashlan entrance and now I know why. Are you freaking kidding me? Did you guys play short handed on Sunday since said parent was asked to go away...maybe that explains your early exit.
I'm not sure the last time you frequented a BLD, but you are right they do not charge you to park, instead they charge every adult $3, and each player $1 to get in.....Mom, Dad and player....$7. Sure you get a token worth a $1 in the snack bar, so you can pay for the overpriced drinks/food you can't bring in. Suddenly, $5 to park and having a full ice chest doesn't seem so bad.
The way I look at it, if your DD's team is working 4-6 days a week, they should be good enough to win games despite a couple of "mindless" calls, why leave it in the hands of the umpire. Feel free to add it up, but regardless of a couple of "mindless" calls, your blues make more right than wrong. By the way, the next time a call goes your way, feel free to stop by this board and just say "thank you". Let me guess they didn't add those 20 minutes back on either.