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Originally posted by baldgriff
2 innings later their batter hits a can of corn and uses the F bomb again. Not real loud, and as the team had started with 9 guys, I figured I will cut him a break. I tell the manager that if I hear another one from his team, the player will be ejected. Also, since they wouldnt have enough players to finish they would end up forfeiting.
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One reason why an umpire should not give ultimatums. If you are going to tell someone "one more time" or something similar, you better be prepared to follow through or your credibility is history.
I have no problem with what you did. I wouldn't do it, but that is me.
Let me raise this issue again. What is it about this word that gets people so upset? You can hear the following anywhere, including some broadcast TV/Radio stations:
Boning
Friggin'
Freaking
Humping
Making love
Laying wood
Boinking
Boffing
I'm sure I forgot a few, but even though many draw the same images in one's mind, what is it about the "F" bomb as everyone loves to call it, that brings out the morality police in many people?
What is it about this country that seems to require people to draw a line in the sand?
Presently on TV and radio, someone can say "god" and "damn", but it is forbidden to say god damn. Yet, the same people who deplore this verbage are also those who tout their religion and the bible which leaves the authority of damnation to hell in god's hand. Hipocracy? I don't think so, but an argument could be made. It is just that like many things in our lives, someone, somewhere at sometime determined what is right or wrong for peole to read, see or hear.
Just an observation, not saying that anyone or their belief is right or wrong.