[soonerfan]

Originally posted by Jerry
Sooner:
Believe me, Sooner, there are times when I've got more friends and fans on the field and in the stands than my partner is to me. In 20 years of officiating, I've had my share of idiots as partners (and so have they, I'm sure). I've had arrogant and officious oafs overrule me, put their arm around their "drinking buddy" coach and laugh about the "bad call" I've made, their sons playing in the game, etc. You get the picture. The BEST we can do is to officiate our own game to the best of our ability, support our partner when asked and be as professional and cordial as you can to all the participants, including your partner. Even if I have a personality clash with a partner however, I would NEVER try to overule him or show him up. But I don't have to be friends with an idiot.
Jerry

Jerry,

That is way too bad to hear about some of your partners, I have not had that trouble; Yet I have not been working 20 years. Here we are a bit cliqish with our umps, but there is so much bravado about each other's pride in working that I do not see that happening. I suppose my thread is a bit regionalized. JT