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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
What method would you use to make him go home assuming he didn't want to?
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Physical restraint, if necessary. He is not working on my ball field. I could see it if he was called to come fill in, and didn't have his uniform. That would be a different story. I've filled in for no-show umpires while I had no uniform or gear with me. But to "forget" to bring your uniform? Never happened to me in well over 3,000 games.
I would tell him to go trot on back home, get his uniform, get dressed, then come back and work whatever is left of the game for free.
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Originally Posted by Steven Tyler
Someone has to call strikes and balls, be dressed and still look the part. They're still going to ride you. Fans and coaches could not care less about what the umpire knows and what is actually required of the job.
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Yes, that someone is the plate umpire, who, if push came to shove, should be able to man-up long enough to work a solo job if need be. Perhaps fans could care less, but most good coaches know incompetence when they see it, and have a pretty good idea of what the job of umpiring entails. At least the successful coaches, that is.