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Originally Posted by bobbybanaduck
i see where you're coming from, but, i had walked down to about the 45' line to have this discussion. when we finished, i turned and walked back to my starting position thinking that all was well and good. when i got there i turned around and faced the plate and that is when i noticed the conversation going on. i could have walked backwards to my position, monitoring him like a hawk...but, like i said, i thought all was well and good. had i known, or had any inkling, that he was headed to the PU to make an appeal, you bet your behind i would have been on his heels.
there was nothing discussed in the pregame about this. it came up at the plate meeting because there were kids sitting on buckets in front of the dugout. our pregame conversation was mostly about 3 man mechanics and coverages as i was the only one on the crew with any experience.
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Umpires are like Parents: God gave you more than one for a reason.
When he (your [ex?] partner) admitted to throwing you under the bus, I would have immediately discussed with him alone the fact that we may not always like ALL of the rules we are charged with observing but that THIS one in particular has been proscribed by those that make such rules AND he must now advise said rat that this rule will be observed in this game as it is written.
Of course the parking lot discussion would encompass etiquette and food chain dynamics.
