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Originally Posted by msavakinas
I have recently noticed your reactions in these kinds of situations. You never played? When you thought the umpire kicked one you didn't get pissed? You never had a coach get dumped? I got dumped two years ago as a player and I was a catcher. That's never good for the umpire. And yes I umpired at the time. That was my only one though...
Maybe Gardy just thought hey alright I'm gonna go get dumped because it shows the players that he is sticking up for them and he honestly believed that foster missed it. Which he did. It isn't that big of a deal. Just a routine ejection. It happens and is part of the game. It doesn't make Gardy a rat bast*rd.
Now why is the first reaction rage? Because they are competitive. They care about their jobs and they want to win! It is why all of us played the game. We want to win and be the best. And when we (the umpires) kick one, that is taking one from them. Some just handle it better than others. That's why we are given the power to kick them out.
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I'm 40. When I played, if I would've gotten ejected, my coaches would've suspended me themselves. My coaches never got ejected. We referred to the officials as "sir" and showed respect at all times. My manager would go out but was very careful to never, NEVER show the umpire up.
It's not that way anymore, and it's sad. Gardy's first reaction shouldn't be to throttle the umpire cause he thinks he missed a call. Do you ever see a manager go nuts over one that an umpire got RIGHT? Ever see an apology in print or on TV for that behavior?
It's a trickle down thing and it's not getting better. Now I see high school coaches come out like that: Hint, charge out of the dugout at me and I really don't care what you have to say, you're probably leaving.
Gardy's a rat *******. He's been tossed 5 times this season and 41 times in his short career.