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Old Tue Apr 16, 2013, 01:59pm
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn View Post
Allow me to disagree 100%. The cursing, while unprofessional, is a side issue, and really a symptom of this guy's overall problem. He isn't there to umpire, he's there to chat up everyone and be Friendly Freddie. ALL of this is a sign of that. But the issue that needs to be addressed immediately is the chatter to the batters and catchers during play. If you report nothing else, THAT needs to be reported and addressed.
I disagree that talking to players needs to be addressed to the state governing body. In this state (Where the OP's situation happened), I can tell you they aren't going to care if that is brought to them. If I was a coach, I would address this with the umpire directly in a non-confrontational manner and hope it sinks in. If not, just tell your players to ignore it and move on.

I have a decent idea who harmbu is talking about in the OP, and the post doesn't surprise me.
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