Rules We Don't Like

[Justme]

Originally Posted by SAump

Theads by Pete Booth (#10), greymule (#11), Justme (#13) and D-man (#19) all discuss the problems umpires have controlling bad behavior in the modern game.

There is an interesting collection of videos on Youtube covering a serious fight between the Flyers and Tbones. I strongly suggest that YOU watch the short videos documenting the event.

Video 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tiYuY8zAx6c
Video 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8n7P9vUQz...elated&search=
Vidoe 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=jdbdeYT1V...elated&search=

Video 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3R-k3xWEF...elated&search=

Not much anyone could do before all hell broke loose. I applaud the Tbone manager for trying to take control of his players and returning them back to the dugout after things began to settle down.

The video that hit home was when the Flyers HC blamed the ump immediately AFTER the fight had taken place and the UMPIRE'S strong reaction against the charge. I also note that the Flyers HC didn't do **** himself before that fiasco took place. I strongly encourage umpires to use it as a "training" topic with young umpires.

It would be interesting to know what penalties were handed out.

It is unlikely that the majority of umpires on this board will ever experience anything like this. In this situation I would do just what these guys did, stand back and watch the action while writing down numbers of the players starting the fight.