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Wow. I don't even know where to begin.
The coach is a rat, plain and simple. Not only did he berate the umpire in the press, he boldface lied about his motivations to schedule two quick games. "We weren't trying to circumvent the rules..." Are you kidding me?
The umpire has no business airing his opinions and qualifications in the press either. And who cares that he played and umpired baseball and is a Hall of Fame member? What's that got to do with anything? He should have walked away from the reporter with a No Comment.
If this kid is allowed to play in the state tournament, it speaks highly of OHSAA's lack of stones. Two unsanctioned five-inning scrimmages? That's all it takes? And who scheduled umpires to do those games? What association would aid and abet this rat's tactic?
This article pisses me off at so many levels. Unfriggingbelievable.
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