Partners "stepping in" to your discussion...

[LMan]

Originally Posted by rei

Do most threads here turn into in-fighting by the second page usually?

Only in certain circumstances, to wit:

a. When the subject involves umpiring;
b. When the subject involves something other than umpiring.

Originally Posted by LMan

Only in certain circumstances, to wit:

a. When the subject involves umpiring;
b. When the subject involves something other than umpiring.

Good to know!

[BigTex]

Originally Posted by rei

Do most threads here turn into in-fighting by the second page usually?

"UNDER" is usually a safe bet.

Originally Posted by BigTex

"UNDER" is usually a safe bet.

I'll keep that in mind next time!

[Rcichon]

Originally Posted by rei

Ever have it happen? .......

No. Since I am UIC for my assoc., I advise Junior Umpires that are being observed during games or that are doing games with me of incorrect calls or interp's. Even then, it is away from others no one else can hear or read what's happening and I always advise the Junior that it is HIS call start to finish no matter which way it goes.

I have never been set upon by another more Senior Umpire during a game. If I had, I would probably consider what he's saying at least for reference. If he tried to change my call, I would advise him to back away and I would change the call if the sitch warranted it.

Then i would tell the scheduler to never put me with that AW again.

That being said, I've only been at this Officiating thing for 12 years.

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by Rcichon

No. Since I am UIC for my assoc., I advise Junior Umpires that are being observed during games or that are doing games with me of incorrect calls or interp's. Even then, it is away from others no one else can hear or read what's happening and I always advise the Junior that it is HIS call start to finish no matter which way it goes.

I have never been set upon by another more Senior Umpire during a game. If I had, I would probably consider what he's saying at least for reference. If he tried to change my call, I would advise him to back away and I would change the call if the sitch warranted it.

Then i would tell the scheduler to never put me with that AW again.

That being said, I've only been at this Officiating thing for 12 years.

This is kind of funny, actually.

On one hand, "I advise junior partners ... doing games with me of incorrect calls."
On the other, if it turns out you're the junior partner, "I would tell the scheduler never to put me with that AW again."

Ever have any of your "junior partners" quit on you? Wouldn't shock me.

It's one thing to correct a missed interp. It's one thing to tell a junior guy AFTER the game that he may have missed one, and how to be in better position the next time. It's completely another to "inform partners of a wrong call" (Wrong in YOUR opinion... at a time when you probably had other responsibilities or at the very least the OTHER umpire (Jr he may be) had a better angle (and after all, with proper mechanics, the umpire with the better shot at getting the right call is almost always the one making that call). How arrogant to assume that your call (from most likely further away or a worse angle) is more correct than his call. Years be damned, that's quite a leap there, cowboy.