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Old Mon Jul 31, 2006, 09:18pm
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Mariachi bands and solo trumpet players highlighted the one season
of Mexican ball I umpired. Learned some rudimentary Spanish from a
catcher/pitcher. He had played ball in the Mexican League before
coming across the border.
Somehow, though, I kept expecting the INS to show up and end
the games prematurely.........
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Old Mon Jul 31, 2006, 11:56pm
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Funny how its hard to get prodomantly Mexican leagues to start their games on time! There is a little bit of truth to every stereotype I guess!
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 12:01am
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i took 3 semesters of spanish in college and all that i retained was being able to tell the catcher "dos mas"
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 01:42am
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Funny how its hard to get prodomantly Mexican leagues to start their games on time! There is a little bit of truth to every stereotype I guess!
What is most amazing is that you felt the need to put a smiley face at the end of this post.

Really, simply amazing.
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 02:01am
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Once, in a HS game, several Hispanic players were getting a little free with their yaps on the bench.

One of them let a little volley go my way, and I took off my mask, strolled over to the bench and said, "Hey boca. Comprendo bastante."

Multiple jaws dropped. This ploy, as it turned out, did the trick.

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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 10:55am
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What is most amazing is that you felt the need to put a smiley face at the end of this post.

Really, simply amazing.
Garth - it was my partner that pointed this out at our game, because we started late. He's Puerto Rican. Does he have a right to say that and I don't? People stereotype me all the time, and I don't really give a hoot. Heck, coaches stereotype umpires. Who cares!
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 12:08pm
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Garth - it was my partner that pointed this out at our game, because we started late. He's Puerto Rican. Does he have a right to say that and I don't? People stereotype me all the time, and I don't really give a hoot. Heck, coaches stereotype umpires. Who cares!
When you learn the difference between umpires and an entire ethnic class, when you learn that being a member of an ethnic class entitles you to some things that outsiders do not "enjoy", when you learn flaunting stereotypes before a group whose make-up you do not know...when you learn these things, we'll talk. Until then, weclome to the ignore list.
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 12:16pm
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Was working an over 30 woodbat league this morning. One team was comprised mainly of Puerto Rican players, who were very easy going and didn't have much of a problem with. I don't know much Spanish, but I could follow basically what they were saying/yelling/cheering.

But I got to thinking, what if a player started yelling at an umpire in a different language (one that the umpire didn't understand)? My partner was Puerto Rican as well, so anything that was said I guess he would have known if it was bad or not. What say you about players yelling in a different language at us Azuls, when nosotros no comprendemos?
If a player or coach is insulting me in language I don't understand, it's not much of an insult. For all I know, the signs the 3rd base coach are flashing are calling me names, and the offensive team might be passing nasty notes about me in the dugout.

I've got other things to worry about.
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Old Tue Aug 01, 2006, 01:08pm
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If a player or coach is insulting me in language I don't understand, it's not much of an insult. For all I know, the signs the 3rd base coach are flashing are calling me names, and the offensive team might be passing nasty notes about me in the dugout.

I've got other things to worry about.

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