Thread: Umpire abuse
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Old Fri Jul 29, 2005, 11:19am
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I'm surprised no one has even mentioned the possibility of filing a police report for assault.

True. One of the regular umps in that league is a police officer of that township, too. Our association has often talked about filing charges, but I don't believe we ever have done so.

Some townships are so fed up with the drinking that they have asked the umpires to call the police immediately if they notice any alcohol in the parks.

When I played softball (from the 60s to the mid-80s), many of the parks permitted canned beers, but only if they were accompanied by food. Drinking in the parking lot after the game was ignored. Today, all alcohol is banned. Of course, that doesn't stop players from drinking before the game. The five or six worst incidents I've seen as an umpire all had alcohol at the root of the problem.
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