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Originally Posted by EsqUmp
With regard to game management, he didn't appear to have much there either. Players and coaches (at least the one I could understand) were on him all game and he didn't address it once. The players antics and demonstration of displeasure with his zone is understandable, but not acceptable and he never seemed to address it.
Unfortunately, I didn't anticipate a 3 hour game so my DVR cut off going into the 6th inning  |
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The one "thing" we do not know is how these umpires are instructed.
I cannot remember anyone getting tossed in the LL Regionals or LLWS and there were some actions that warrented it.
If you remember the Danny Almonte era, there was a player on the Bronx team who hit an HR and taunted the other team all the way around the bases. Even his own coach said he probably should have been EJ'd.
There was a coach many years back who made a mockrey by not allowing one of his players to get the minimum one at bat requirement and took a forfeit. I think it was a coach from Indiana if memory serves and nothing happened.
I could go on and on which leads me to believe that these umpires are SPECIFICALLY instructed not to toss anyone.
As far as the strike zone goes these "guys / gals" can't win. It's either too liberal or too tight.
Pete Booth