How to Get Yourself in Trouble

[tribefan1952]

I had a similar thing happen to one of my players a few years ago when I was coaching. It was late in the game and we had a pretty good lead, but this team was very capable of blowing big leads. The ump called my player out on a third strike that wasn't even close. It was the third out and I met the batter as he walked to the dugout with a stunned look on his face. I told him to try to forget about it. I didn't say anything to the ump. Then the ump came up to me and quietly said not to count that strikeout in the kid's stats. I asked him why. He said that he thought the game was getting out of hand and wanted to end the inning. I couldn't believe it. I never complained to anyone because we ended up winning the game, but I was amazed that he sincerely felt that he had done something noble.

[DG]

Is an umpire who makes an FYC call and admits it to a manager an idiot, or is this just my imagination?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by DG

Is an umpire who makes an FYC call and admits it to a manager an idiot, or is this just my imagination?

An FYC does not have the desired effect unless the manager knows it was an FYC.

There's just better ways to get the point across than that which this former umpire used.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by DG

Is an umpire who makes an FYC call and admits it to a manager an idiot, or is this just my imagination?

I wouldn't call this an FYC. That doesn't invalidate your conclusion about the umpire, though.

[greymule]

Yer out.

I don't have to show you any steenkin' principles.