Misc. Ramblings (long post, sorry)

[RPatrino]

Where was that Nick, I want some of those games!!

Bob P

[WhatWuzThatBlue]

What a nightmare-if only a union umpire had been available, those things never would have happened...

[nickrego]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Where was that Nick, I want some of those games!!

Bob P

Maybe not...Modesto Calif.

The visiting team went up 18 - 0 in a 45 minute first half inning !

And it went downhill from there.

[TussAgee11]

I agree here with Blue Lawyer

Unless the police would arrest the fan, don't do anything. Once you feel they would, whammo.

[RPatrino]

Blue Lawyer was right. But he didn't say don't do anything unless the police would arrest the fan. Now, for a fan's behavior to warrant arrest, it must be very serious, possibly an assult, drunk in public or something like that. Blue Lawyer also said he would not do anything until they "cross the line". My line was crossed when the game took second place to the fans hearing themselves yelling at the players on the field and the coach's on the field.

I would hope you would do something in your games if that happened. It's hard to play baseball when everyone is yelling at each other.

I had a very quiet game tonight. One team was the California School for the Deaf. I'm not kidding.

bob P.

[BlueLawyer]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Blue Lawyer was right. But he didn't say don't do anything unless the police would arrest the fan. Now, for a fan's behavior to warrant arrest, it must be very serious, possibly an assult, drunk in public or something like that. . . .
bob P.

I have become much mellower in my old age (I haven't dumped anybody in five years- almost happened the other night- different story), but I still would run all three of those fans.

Cops will arrest folks for most anything here in God's Country. My standard has little to do with what the police will arrest for- it has to do with the time, the place, the kids I am umpiring, the game and the behavior. For example, some drunk jackass cussing me has happened more than a few times since that first game. It happened most recently (that I heard it) in an adult league game last summer. Granted, there were three fans there, and one third of the crowd was drunk and cussing me. But with old fat guys like me on the field, I just ignored it and umped on. I'm not going to put up with that in youth baseball. Anybody who interferes with an official function leaves my field too.

Strikes and outs!

[SanDiegoSteve]

Hell, eject 'em all, let God sort 'em out!