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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Wasn't there, but I think a reliable report. Ump has been umpiring many years, and oh, is President of the league.
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Based on my experience, I think there's a HIGHER probability of the report being inaccurate coming from the President of the League. This is an AWFUL combination. Coach/Umpire is bad. Coach/Board is bad... Umpire/Pres is awful. Granted, I don't know this particular individual and could be wrong... but defending his integrity by telling us he's the Pres is really doing exactly the opposite.
That aside - sounds like a power-hungry umpire with a chip on his shoulder who needed to flex his muscles. Since when do we, as umpires, give a flip about how fast a player leaves the field. Unless someone's out there looking for a fight, I see no reason to even address this.