I will post more about the experience here as I have time. However, each of us umpires agree, words cannot possibly describe what it is like to be in the Little League World Series. We are being treated so exceptionally well. The LLWS staff is very generous with their time and effort. The folks in the crowd are very friendly and appreciative. The players are having a blast as are our wives. The kids are having a grand time getting and trading pins. To say this event is bigger and better than Christmas in August is not an exaggeration.
A quick note about the nerves each of us umpires had - the key word is 'had'. After the first inning jitters in our initial games, all anxiety disappeared. We completely forgot the crowd (the largest I've ever experienced), the instant reply, and the television cameras. We all just did what got us here. We all discovered it's the same game we umpire all the time. It's just baseball.
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