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Originally Posted by PWL
Originally Posted by PWL
This is a classic case of obsessive control behavior. Tim should worry about what Tim does and less about what his partner did as he has no control over that situation.
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It's obviously not about control or I would have done as you suggest and run down the baseline to eject him myself. It's about maintaining a little respect for a long time official who, in my opinion, didn't handle the situation well at all. It's also something that wasn't completely ignored on my part. I addressed my partner after the game about it and told him what I thought should have been done. From some of your past posts where you seem to encourage throwing your partners under the bus it's apparent that you don't understand how a team works. We live and die as a team on the diamond. When the @hit hits the fans it's not an umpire who blew the call, it's the umpires who blew the call. We have to support each other while we're out there. It's often been said that your partner is the only friend you have on the diamond. In the case of those of us who are competent officials this holds true. However, for those who throw their partners under the bus and spend their time playing kiss kiss with the rats, they soon find themselves on everyones scratch list instead of making any friends. Kind of like acting like a jerk on the Internet it leaves you friendless and solo.
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Originally Posted by PWL
Originally Posted by PWL
If it bothered you that much you should have run down the base line and thrown the player out and you would not be obsessing over it so much later.
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I didn't realize that sharing experiences here was "obsessing" over something. I thought it was something used as a learning tool for not just myself, but for others. With the exception of your nonsense, this thread has once again provided a decent discussion on how different umpires manage their games, more specifically, a post game ejection or non ejection. While I still maintain that it wouldn't have been a good idea for me to step on my partners non call here, I certainly appreciate those whose opinions differ on the situation.
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Originally Posted by PWL
Originally Posted by PWL
The way I've handled this problem on a couple of occasions in the past was to simply walk over to the coach and tell him if you don't want to deal with the problem, I will. They know what I'm talking about and said problem is taken care. Much easier and less painless on all parties involved. This comes from being around the game for many years and understanding the principles involved.
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Of course this is how you handle it. You still don't have the balls to issue an ejection for fear of getting on a rats bad side. This doesn't come from years of being involved in the game as an official. It comes from being involved in the game as a semi-rat yourself. It
is much painless on everyone, especially on the coward who is afraid to pull the trigger.
Tim.