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Originally Posted by David Emerling
The coach should not have been arguing this call. But nobody is going to get injured as a result.
The coach should not have tried to turn the umpire around to continue arguing. But nobody is going to get injured as a result.
The coach should not have put his face in the umpire's face. But nobody is going to get injured as a result.
The umpire should not have head butted the coach, using his face mask as a weapon. NOW SOMEBODY COULD GET INJURED!
The coach's final reaction was clearly in response to getting a piece of rigid metal shoved into his face. But even that was nothing more than a "girlie shove" that couldn't have injured a 6-yr-old.
I'm not condoning anything this coach did. I'm only pointing out that the only thing that happened that had the potential for bodily injury was the umpire's head butt.
If I were an attorney, I wouldn't want to defend either one of them. From a bodily harm aspect, however; I would think the coach's actions would be easier to defend than the umpire's. I don't see anything the coach did that warranted getting a face full of metal.
The coach was physical with the intent of getting the umpire's attention - not with doing the umpire any physical harm. Nor could the action taken by the coach be construed as having the reasonable potential to cause bodily harm.
This does not justify the coach's actions, however.
On the other hand, it appears the umpire's only intent was to cause physical harm. And his action could certainly be construed as having the potential to cause great bodily harm.
I would say the latter trumps the former as for as egregiousness.
There should be sanctions for both - in my opinion.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
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I'm not surprised that you continue to argue from the perspective of the rodent.
Let's hit the important points:
(1) Umpire calls pitch a ball
(2) Coach COMES OUT to argue
(3) Coach gets ejected quickly
(4) Umpire TURNS AND STARTS WALKING AWAY
(5) Coach turns umpire with BOTH HANDS
OK, those are the important points. Cause after 5, I sureashell am not turning and walking away AGAIN.