I wasn't going to jump in however after reading the last few post from Int, I have to! Rats are rats period. Every league has them. There the ones out there trying to bend and cheat the rules to gain an advantage. They yell and scream about balls and strikes, safe and outs, and when they get dumped they use every four letter word in the book directed at you, the umpire for enforcing the rules. And when they go to their precious AD, they once again lie through their teeth. Or worse yet, the AD is on site and fails to disicpline the rat for cussing you up one side and down the other. Some role model! No they're rats. Now as far as being fair. absouletly I know a rat when I hear them, I won't change my calls because of dislike for him. My integrity is far above that. I sure as hell won't have a beer with him anytime, anywhere. Just because of his actions I won't penalize the kids that have no choice but to play for him. They act the way they do because there are those that allow it, so they become emboldened and push it until a real umpire shows up and dumps his a$$ for it, then he's off to the AD crying, I didn't do anything. Or he's on the phone before the next pitch to your assignor, how dare he do this, he doesn't know the rules.. he's looking for trouble, he dumped me for no reason or the all famous he just doesn't like me whine. Yes RATS... and as for those that coach.. I've heard what they say about umpires, it's far worse than Rats!!
