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Originally posted by David B
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Originally posted by Baseball_North
Oh, and another thing that isn't totally relevant.....
I might not have had such a conversation with the umpire if a high 70s fastball drilled me in the bicep. For anyone that has been hit by a pitch and not given 1st base, no matter the situation, is enough to piss you off.
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I don't know where you play, but around here in summer league the guys want to HIT.
We have lots of our college players and wantabes that will try their best to stay in the box even if they are hit (of course this would be a marginal hit)
Whether the umpire is qualified or not, he still is the umpire. Part of being a good player is knowing how to respond to different umpires.
You have to know which ones you can talk to and which ones you can't.
Thanks
David
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David,
I agree with you. Almost every umpire in the association I know by name, as I have worked games with 90% of the umpires that umpire my games when I am playing. I did not know this guy, and only recognized him from a previous game where he messed up some easy calls. I know that most other umpires would have made a quicker call on this play. And I would not have said some of the things I said to get tossed if it were an umpire I know personally.
Hopefully I don't have any upcoming assignments with this umpire. That would be pure awkwardness.
Fri Jul 09, 2004, 11:18am
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