OK, here we go.  Time to get down to the meat-n-taters of this show.  My schedule, for the first two days, is as follows :

Thursday, 1:00 - Opening Game, Japan vs. Carribean - Left Field Line.  Televised on ESPN.

Thursday, 5:00 - Europe vs. Asia Pacific - 1B (If someone can tape this one for me, and get it onto a DVD, I'll love  your forever...or at least a really long time).  Televised on ESPN2.

Friday, 5:00 - Latin America vs. EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) - 3B.  Televised on ESPN2.

All of these times are Eastern Standard, which means they are 3 hours later than West Coast Time (i.e. a 5:00 game in Williamsport will be on TV at 2:00 on the West Coast).

Today was full of the admin stuff.  Our umpire meeeting, pictures for our badges, and stuff like that.  Getting ready for the Parade which will take  place in a couple of hours.  Morer on that later tonite.  Getting more and more excited as time moves along.  Can't wait to get onto the field and do what we came here to do...HAVE FUN !  Oh yeah, while we Boys were off at meetings and the like, the Girls had their own bonding experience...at the local Farmer's Market.  As I said earlier, this is a great group of folks, both my fellow umpires as well as their significant others.  Everyone is really meshing well and totally enjoying each other's company.  I feel really blessed to be with these folks, just normal folks.  Makes the whole experience so much more enjoyable.   Well, time to get ready  for the parade.  And then, and then, after the parade...The Bullfrog Micorbrewery, only one block from the Hotel.  You can probably see my grin all the way back home