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Originally posted by Skahtboi
Okay, I know that the book always says that an umpires jurisdiction ends when both umpires leave the field of play. But last night I witnessed something that really has me troubled.
The visiting team at the game I was calling last night lost both the JV and the V matches. The V game was a 1 run affair, very well played. The JV was a complete rout. The home team won by something like 12 runs. Anyway, as I was out in the parking lot changing into my civies, fielding phone messages..etc., I heard the girls from the visiting team(i.e. losing team) taunting the home team girls from the bus. They were calling them by name, and using expressions that in some instances would make a sailor blush. To add to this, all three of the visiting team's coaches were on the bus, and apparently doing nothing about it. This continued to happen for several minutes, as the home team girls passed going to their cars...etc. Not one of the home team's members even so much as retorted once, yet I know that they all heard them.
Now, this is obviously a display of bad sportsmanship, no doubt. But my question is, do you folks feel that this is something that I should report to my association or to the state?
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Skahtboi,
In Michigan, we have the channel open of writing, to the state association, a letter of concern, describing what we saw as clearly as we heard and saw, without euphemism.
Snail-mail and e-mail are available.
mick
Poor sportamanship ... make it go away.