Another Shining Example of Umpire Restraint in LL

[Bob Lyle]

Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser

Yup, this crap never, NEVER happens in a USSSSSSSSSA game or in another youth context. Newsworthy problems only happen in Little League.

And is this really that big of a deal?

Yes Rich, this is a big deal. This could be a potential lawsuit for racial discrimination. Discrimination is based on race, creed, sex, ethnicity, and national origin. I could see a lawyer filing a lawsuit based on a couple of these. There have already been successful lawsuits regarding employers banning Spanish in the workplace where language was not deemed a critical element of safety. This umpire would have no leg to stand on should he be sued and existing suits used as a precedence. Likewise, Little League could be held accountable for not stepping in and rectifying the situation.