[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by ChetL

Well I suppose it could have been his daughter. It could even have been his girlfriend or even his wife. It could have been his mistress. It could have been his dental assistant for all I know. You'll notice that in my original post I never claimed she was a "groupie" or anything similar, just that whoever she was, she was obviously very excited to see him. In any case, I'm less interested in whether PU is gettin' some while he's on the road than I am in the bigger question of whether such an obvious public display of affection between innings is inappropriate, or if I just need to lighten up.

IMO you need to lighten up. Umpires are human beings also and I don't consider exchanging a few words and a kiss on the cheek as being some public form of affection In addition that's the last time those 2 interacted during the game.

Umpires should be judged on their ACTIONS on the field and not OFF the field. Suppose you were meeting someone at the ball park and when she arrived you gave her a hug and a kiss and then sat down to watch the game. Would you consider that some form of public affection?

If it bothers you don't watch it.

Pete Booth