The week of May 24

The week of May 24 consisted of very repetitive events. Lining and dragging the fields seemed to be the only things I had to do all week. I umpired on Monday, but other than that, everything was the same as always. I have a new coworker. She is the daughter of one of the board members and she helps me line the fields. She doesn't really do much because I don't ask her too. She puts the line down so I can trace it and make the baselines straight. It is nice to have someone out there that helps with easy tasks like this, because it makes the day go faster. This weekend there will be no games because of Memorial Day. I will be back to work on Tuesday.

Monday, May 24

This was one of the hardest days of work I have had so far. The fields were in terrible shape because of a rainy weekend. The fields were very hard and very rocky. I ran into some trouble because the drag was broke on the gator that I use to drag the fields. I had to fix it and it put me very far behind. After I fixed it I had to hurry up and drag the fields and line them for the games. After that, I had to umpire a hotstove class f game that was very long. The game was called because of darkness and my day was over.

Opening Day!

Saturday, May 22 was opening day at Volunteer Field. It was a little wet from some rain the night before but the first tier of games got in. It was really easy to get the fields ready for the first games because I had already drug out the dirt the night before. All I had to do was line the fields and they were ready to go. While the games were going on, my boss and I grilled burgers and hot dogs for the concessions. After the games were finished, I rode down to get ready to line the fields again because there was another set of games after, but a huge storm rolled in and unleashed rain on the fields. The second tier of games was cancelled and my day was over.

Rough Week!

I have not been able to post a blog in a while due to poor internet service. I will get this week caught up in this post. The first day this week was an easy day. I just had to go up to the fields to see if the games were playable. The fields were very wet and muddy so it was an easy call to cancel the games. Yesterday was a day of preparation for this weekend. My boss and I worked for about 4 hours to get all of the weeds and grass cleaned up around the fences. Today was another day of preparation like yesterday. The fields were made ready for tomorrow with a lot of signs put up around the fences, and grass cut. The whole complex is ready to go and I will be starting there tomorrow at 8am lining the fields and dragging them. Tomorrow is the official opening day of games and I cannot be more excited!

Third Day

My third day of work was a pretty fun time. I had some extra help today with another worker so it was kind of nice. I had to line a couple fields and drag them after using the tractor to turn up some of the dirt. It was just a normal day at the fields other than the wind. The cold air and wind made it a pretty crappy day. I am pretty excited for it to get warm outside so I can start on that beach tan. HA. Oh well, tomorrow will bring on a lot of field working and some umpiring. This will be the first game I umpire all year. I think it might rain tomorrow so it might not be happening, but you can always hope!

Second Day

Today was a very boring day at work. I had to scrape old paint off of the dugouts in order to get ready to put new paint on them. It was really windy and kind of cold so it wasn't much fun. I put in two safety bases for the younger kids today. I also had to replace a home plate on field 3 because the old one was cracking and out of position. I learned how to operate the new lawnmower and should be getting up there a lot more to cut the grass. I may go back up there tomorrow to get some more work done. Opening day is about a week away and I am getting pretty excited!

First Day

I got a call from my boss telling me that I could go up to the fields today and do two fields. I had to drag and rake 2 of the fields for games tonight. The fields were really rocky and clumpy, so I had to drag them twice in order to smooth them out. After the dragging was done all I had to do was line the baselines and batter's boxes. It was a great day outside and I got a lot of work done today.

Bummer

I didn't get to go to work today after a long night of rain. That is the worst part about working out side, especially in Ohio. The fields were too wet to work on so I could not do my job. Hopefully the sun will dry up the fields a little bit and I can get after it tomorrow.

Starting tomorrow!

Tomorrow will be my first day working on the baseball fields at Volunteer Field. There will be a lot to do in order to get the games ready for tomorrow evening. I will probably be on the tractor for a bit on the dirt so it can be turned up to make dragging it easier. I am very excited to start this internship and I am also excited to work outside!