For(r)est,
Rather than "piling on", let me just assure you that you are not the only umpire who has ever made this mistake.
While I commend your optimistic faith in the essential goodness of human nature (which I naively share), it has no place in officiating a baseball game.
Should you ever find yourself inclined to indulge this faith again while umpiring, just remember what your Momma always said:
"Stupid is as stupid does."
JM
P.S. Love the username. I hate you that you thought of it before I did.
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