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Originally posted by spots101

Here's a question for ya. I know two umpires who share the dish with their sons, which I think is great. Who better to have out there with you than your own flesh and blood. I have a daughter (age 2). Let's say that her and I are out there one day and one of the coaches, being the male that he is, makes a derogatory/sexual comment about her. Am I at liberty to toss him because of the comment? What if she wasn't my daughter but a female partner I had just met? Would a derogatory comment (male to female) be held in the same regard as a typical negative comment from a coach to a umpire (male to male)?

Jackie, have you or any other female umpires had to deal with any comments like that? If so, how did you handle it? Have any of you guys out there ever been partnered with a female umpire and run into a situation like that? Just curious.

If a coach utters any Comments that deal with one's sexuality, religion, race or color not only are they ejected, but possibly will be gone for some time.

Today, teams are made up of many diverse athletes, so if a coach uttered a derogatory comment towards an umpire concerning one's sexuality, religion, race or color, they would also lose the respect of their players and I do not think the parents would appreciate it either.

Stick to baseball issues. Derogatory comments whether male to male or male to female are not acceptable. No-one should be degraded. If a coach thinks that an umpire is incompetent, there are PROFESSIONAL ways of dealing with this, like calling the assignor etc. No need for name calling

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