Things I Learned at Compuware

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1--when an umpire sits in your dugout before the game and jokes, "boy, you can really see the outside corner from her, can't you?" it just means that neither the ump nor the coach can call strikes, only the parents from right field
2--just because your tournament is named after you, doesn't mean you will be playing on sunday
3--no one checks coolers at Compuware anymore
4--you can serve beer and have tiny uniformed girls driving golf carts around all of our daughters and it won't have to be awkward ;&
5--Ohio teams don't really like each other
6--you can roast un-shucked sweet corn on a portable grill
7--my daughter loves to fish, who would have thought that?
8--michigan allows u-turns
9--michigan also knows how to make pizza sliced into triangles
10--Ohio Ice moms love pickle seeds
11--Coach Cupcake (that's all i need to say)
12--sometimes, 12 seconds is all you need
13--do not pitch to the first 2 batters on the 16u PC Pride
14--12u games are still cool


what a place!

 

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Some hotels are good and then there is the dump. . .Opps! I stayed in it last year. . .LOL Make your selections wisely!

 

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Some hotels are good and then there is the dump. . .Opps! I stayed in it last year. . .LOL Make your selections wisely!

I found this out firsthand with the hotel we stayed at during the Lasers tourney this past weekend. I knew I was in trouble already though from another of Statman Rays "things I learned" threads, when it said there was nothing super about a Super 8.

 

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one of our parents called it the "febreez inn"

 

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11--Coach Cupcake (that's all i need to say)

OMG!
15--Fields can be wet at 7:30am and dusty by 10:00

 

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1--when an umpire sits in your dugout before the game and jokes, "boy, you can really see the outside corner from her, can't you?" it just means that neither the ump nor the coach can call strikes, only the parents from right field
2--just because your tournament is named after you, doesn't mean you will be playing on sunday
3--no one checks coolers at Compuware anymore
4--you can serve beer and have tiny uniformed girls driving golf carts around all of our daughters and it won't have to be awkward ;&
5--Ohio teams don't really like each other
6--you can roast un-shucked sweet corn on a portable grill
7--my daughter loves to fish, who would have thought that?
8--michigan allows u-turns
9--michigan also knows how to make pizza sliced into triangles
10--Ohio Ice moms love pickle seeds
11--Coach Cupcake (that's all i need to say)
12--sometimes, 12 seconds is all you need
13--do not pitch to the first 2 batters on the 16u PC Pride
14--12u games are still cool


what a place!

15--Make sure the ump signs the scorebook before the game is postponed!

16--And Coach Cupcake wore his shirt with pride!

 

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15--Make sure the ump signs the scorebook before the game is postponed!

16--And Coach Cupcake wore his shirt with pride!

Yes, he did!

 

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OMG!
15--Fields can be wet at 7:30am and dusty by 10:00

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gotta love the michigan dustbowl

 

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LOL I'm glad school is out and Ray has more time for us.

 

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"5--Ohio teams don't really like each other"

That's definitely not the case for the 14U Ohio teams. As Mike Wilson pointed out after the ASA 14U States, there is great comaraderie among the 14U Ohio coaches. Do I like losing to any of these teams? Of course not, but I'll be the first to cheer on the Ohio teams when we are not involved and with a single exception I don't think we have anything but good relations with other 14U Ohio coaches. I enjoyed extending that "good relations" group to include Valley Extreme - Heaverly during the ASA States. BTW, I think all of the Ohio 14U teams have benefited from the comaraderie, because that comaraderie is all about improving Ohio teams. None of us likes to see an Ohio team lose to an out of state team, and most of us tip our hat to the Ohio 14U teams who play well enough each weekend to advance to Sunday.[FONT=&quot][/FONT]

 

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17. To make a left turn in Michigan, you have to turn right first, then make 2 lefts.
18. There are some really nice and funny people hailing from Michigan and Chicago.
19. I never knew a Holiday Inn could be upscale.
20. Even if you're driving 80 mph on 475, somebody is still going to pass you.
21. I never knew softballs could bounce so high in the infield.

 

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9 = "Pie Cut" and its the only way to eat pizza

 

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smooth, yeah, getting passed o the freeway at 80, i was having flashbacks from growing up in houston. i guess no one is in a hurry in Ohio, which is totally fine with me

 

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9 = "Pie Cut" and its the only way to eat pizza

NOT...people who know pizza, Chicagoans, eat it in squares.

 

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smooth, yeah, getting passed o the freeway at 80, i was having flashbacks from growing up in houston. i guess no one is in a hurry in Ohio, which is totally fine with me

Everybody's in a hurry in Michis***s, they want to get the heck out of there!!!

 

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NOT...people who know pizza, Chicagoans, eat it in squares.

pizza

  ˈpit

sə/[peet-suh]
noun: a flat, open-faced baked pie of Italian origin, consisting of a thin layer of bread dough topped with spiced tomato sauce and cheese, often garnished with anchovies, sausage slices, mushrooms, etc.

Musty

According to the dictionary definition of pizza, Chicagoans do not know pizza. Their junk they call pizza has thick, mainly undone dough and on top of that you have to eat it with a fork and knife. What the heck is up with that??

East Coast Style BABY!!!!!! The only REAL pizza! :lmao::lmao:


Len

 

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I found this out firsthand with the hotel we stayed at during the Lasers tourney this past weekend. I knew I was in trouble already though from another of Statman Rays "things I learned" threads, when it said there was nothing super about a Super 8.

Super 8 = Super 1/8" walls between you and your neighboors
8" matress filled with rocks
8 times your woken up in the middle of the night from 8 loud partiers in room 8

:lmao:

 

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There must be a sinkhole around the batters boxes, as the chalk never stayed there. Oh wait there was never a box in any game!!!!! Not even game 1 Thursday! (POOR)

thumbs down on field conditions, can you afford a few rake minutes between games?

 

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oh, and 1 more...if a girl isn't smart enough to wear a sports bra, throw her fastballs

 

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Another one: If your dd slips in the hotel shower and busts up her face, don't look for the Marriot to give you any breaks on your hotel fee!