Umpires Fined Or Repremanded

[UmpJM]

Originally Posted by His High Holiness

Ok, let us take your argument to its logical conclusion. Umpires are athletes. We do not compete against another team, but we are part of the athletic process. So why not:

1. Fine batters for striking out with the winning run on base?
2. Fine shortstops for letting the ball go through their legs?
3. Fine coaches who give the steal size to the slowest runner on the team and he is thrown out but 10 feet?
4. Fine pitchers for throw meatballs on a 0-2 count?
5. Fine catchers for past balls?

etc. etc. etc.

Umpires no more deserve a fine for missing a call than an outfielder desrves a fine for dropping a can of corn. Stuff happens. The coach benches him. Likewise our assignors bench us for missing calls. It happens all the time. Believe me.

Peter

Peter,

Just out of curiosity, what would be the fine for a defensive manager who, with a 1 run lead in the bottom of the last inning, two outs and runners on 2nd & 3rd, the #5 hitter at the plate, the on-deck batter hasn't hit the ball out of the infield the whole game, fails to instruct his pitcher to intentionally walk the batter?

Would the fine increase if the batter hit a line drive, oh - let's just say, over the F8's head, driving in the tying and winning runs?

Oh, and would it matter if the game was a semi-final playoff game when you were beating the top-seeded team?

As I said, just curious.

JM